paper-thin

Example Sentences

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Revealing a boundary as fragile as this paper-thin clay layer required painstaking work.

From Science Daily

Sweeney has a tough enough job cut out for her trying to act her way out of a paper-thin script, but this one-note, ridiculously monotone performance does her no favors.

From Salon

He has argued that Gascón’s analysis of the case was paper-thin, questioned the validity of their self-defense claims and repeatedly insisted the brothers had lied about the circumstances of the shooting.

From Los Angeles Times

Rudd and Ortega’s characters are so paper-thin that viewers can see right through them, getting a look at what will come next before Elliot and Ridley do.

From Salon

"The amount of detail is paper-thin," he said.

From BBC