slightness
Example Sentences
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And while these details don't ruin the first season's adequate conclusion, where the pair collaborated to avert the Apocalypse, the second's overall slightness is an insufficient argument for the story's continuation.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2023
The docu-dramedy “Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game” tells a low-stakes story with an accomplished cast, an appropriately light tone and enough energy to compensate for its slightness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2023
The sly expression, the slightness of stature, the ears befitting a fable.
From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2020
The slightness of those movies doesn’t detract from their charm, and, watching them now, it seems to me that they are probably harder to pull off for an actor than heavier material.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 28, 2017
As for Olmsted, Burnham was struck by the slightness of his frame, which seemed structurally insufficient to support so massive a skull.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
