paper-thin
Example Sentences
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Germany’s lead in chemicals and road vehicles is now paper-thin and it is trailing far behind China in the electrical-equipment market.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025
Revealing a boundary as fragile as this paper-thin clay layer required painstaking work.
From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2025
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 • Apr. 17, 2025
"Businesses on paper-thin margins are already grappling with big increases in employment costs - we are seeing jobs and hours cut, investment slashed and business viability undermined as well as prices going up," she said.
From BBC • Oct. 30, 2024
With a sharp knife, she cut the roll into paper-thin strips, unwound the strips and hung them on a rack made of slender dowel sticks, which stood before the kitchen stove.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
