thinner
Example Sentences
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Exhaustion was setting in, but the deodorant I’d packed needed to be replaced, so I found myself roaming the body care aisles, wincing under the fluorescent lights as my patience rapidly grew thinner.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
Either way, the impact of a thinner enforcement staff is getting noticed.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
True, some worms can do that, too, but only spiders have spinnerets—specialized organs that produce silk—and the ability to weave threads that, though thinner than human hair, have greater tensile strength than steel.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
The NHS recommends the jabs for people who are overweight with obesity-related health risks, not people who just want to get a bit thinner.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
I said, “You look thinner than when we started out.”
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
