slender

Example Sentences

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Normally, bacteria move using flagella, slender, whip-like structures that spin to push the cells forward.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

It was his slender body type, natural athleticism and strong technique that made Arutyunyan know the jump many thought was impossible could be done.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

An attritional 18-play drive lasting nearly 10 minutes led to a field goal and slender lead for New England.

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

"I looked at my flat, slender belly in the mirror like a dear friend upon whom I was about to close a coffin lid," she later recalled.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

There was also, poignantly now, a slender, hardbound history of Centralia, prepared to mark the town’s centenary just before the outbreak of the fire.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson