paper-thin
Example Sentences
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Fanatics, just as it did with the Red Sox jersey, also flagged the paper-thin look of uniforms during the design and manufacturing process.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026
The salmon is cured with salt and sugar, then slowly cold-smoked to preserve the texture and delicate nature of the fish, before being hand-sliced paper-thin and shipped right to your door.
From Salon • Dec. 4, 2025
In Tegucigalpa, the nation’s capital from which Hernández left in chains in 2022, Asfura held a paper-thin lead Monday in Honduras’s presidential race.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025
Revealing a boundary as fragile as this paper-thin clay layer required painstaking work.
From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2025
Scooting on the seat of his pants, Roy made his way toward a paper-thin stripe of light that he assumed was shining through a crack beneath the door.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
