skinny

Example Sentences

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The Hatch-Waxman Act lets generic manufacturers seek Food and Drug Administration approval to market copycats with so-called skinny labels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Before he was a skinny piano player, he was a skinny accordion player.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Eurocentric and Western beauty standards, further reinforced by 90s diet culture, also promoted skinny as the new sexy.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

This involved removing fat from her stomach and transferring it to her "skinny" legs.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

Suddenly Red groaned, and I looked up to see a tall, skinny man leaning against a tree, a giant sack flung over his shoulder.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff