thin
Example Sentences
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Back in the lab, the cores were sliced into thin sections and analyzed with a highly sensitive magnetometer capable of detecting signals far weaker than a compass needle.
From Science Daily
Other U.S. data due during the week are thin on the ground but will still attract attention.
Child care workers earn so little in part because child care centers typically run on thin margins.
From Salon
The district’s offer, he added, “continues to understaff our schools. Schools are already stretched thin and student services suffer.”
From Los Angeles Times
Despite this sequel’s thin and rote stretches, it once again closes strong with a few images that will stick in your head for at least a week or two.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
