slender
Example Sentences
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This summer will test whether it can turn that slender advantage into a strategic turning point.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Plagued by insomnia, the 11-year-old British boy pulled a slender book off his mother’s shelf, one she had swiped from school where she taught.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
John Higgins opened up a slender 13-11 advantage over Shaun Murphy heading into the final session of their World Championship semi-final at the Crucible Theatre.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
First, their majorities in the House and Senate are perilously slender.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
A loose flagstone was lifted, pushed aside, and a slender shadow emerged as if from the ground itself.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
Vocabulary lists containing slender
15 Synonyms for "Thin": An Eileen Ford (1922-2014) Tribute List
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