thin

Example Sentences

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Despite the win, at this stage of his career the margins are thin and Father Time has also almost crept up on the Bronze Bomber.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Chesterton was raised in a high-minded Unitarianism whose morals he approved but whose understanding of God he found too thin to support the changes that he, as a man of the left, wanted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Researchers confirmed that the fossil belonged to a juvenile by examining growth patterns in a thin section of its femur bone.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

While trading in the fund can be relatively thin, it still provides a useful gauge of conditions for recently public companies.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

She was thin and about as tall as my mom, but seemed small somehow and shorter because she was bent over the bags she was balancing.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott