thin
Example Sentences
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The setup of the scenario and characters feels rushed and thin when placed against the surging emotion of the arias and the impending menace of the weather.
Discoveries include more than 1,000 thin wooden writing tablets that provide rare insight into everyday life at the fort, along with over 5,000 Roman leather shoes.
From Science Daily
According to Ford’s biographer Richard Norton Smith, they feared their protective resources might be stretched dangerously thin in such a downtrodden place—a concern no doubt magnified by two earlier assassination attempts against the president.
Trade is set to be quiet, however, due to the Christmas and New Year holidays, with data thin on the ground.
On this particular Sunday, Williams summons a song from thin air.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
