thinned

Example Sentences

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The "first rung of the career ladder has thinned" and that for "too many young people it is now simply out of reach", Milburn is set to say in a speech later.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

The monoculture that once lifted “Euphoria” has thinned, if it even exists at all.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

In the Arctic, however, sea ice has thinned dramatically, with average thickness falling from 3.59 metres in 1975 to 1.25 meters in 2012, according to a 2015 study.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

Materials can behave in surprising ways when they are thinned down layer by layer until they are only a single atom thick.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026

His black hair is sheared close to his head and thinned from malnutri-tion, exposing his large forehead.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung