thinness
Example Sentences
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However, their extreme thinness also creates a challenge.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 24, 2026
“This can’t be happening,” I wail, my hands shaking as I feel the unprecedented thinness of my ponytail.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2025
The body-positivity movement got a major boost in the early 2000s, when Unilever marketing executive Silvia Lagnado proposed a bold Dove campaign emphasizing self-acceptance rather than the usual aspirational quest for uniform thinness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
In June, TikTok blocked search results for "skinnytok" - a hashtag which critics say directs people towards content which "idolises extreme thinness."
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2025
When they reached the river’s entrance and paddled toward the rice camp, Grandma noted with disappointment the thinness of the rice stalks.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
