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wear thin

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This has a warm though a thin soil, which must be highly favorable to the Vine to induce so exclusive a devotion to it.

She fixed her imploring eyes on the Virgin's face and on the saints; but all seemed to her to wear a forbidding look.

RAMONAHELEN HUNT JACKSON

At home Liszt doesn't wear his long abb's coat, but a short one, in which he looks much more artistic.

The Princess was pale and thin; and, though dressed superbly, seemed fitter for her chamber.

Her thin and narrow hands held the balcony railing rather tightly.

BELLA DONNAROBERT HICHENS

To travelers blessed with golden sunshine, the Rhine may wear a grander, nobler aspect, and to such I leave it.

"I bought them boots to wear only when I go into genteel society," said one of the codfish tribe, to a wag, the other day.

The Swiss are freemen, and wear the fact unconsciously but palpably on their brows and beaming from their eyes.

His slight, thin, rather graceless figure seemed suddenly to expand, even to grow taller.

ANCESTORSGERTRUDE ATHERTON

We are drawing near the chateau, and you might as well wear a cockade tricolor as let them hear that.

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OCTOBER 26, 1985