slender

Example Sentences

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First, their majorities in the House and Senate are perilously slender.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Not one of the galleries has a skylight, although some have one or two slender slits atop the walls that admit weak slivers of borrowed light.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

With long, slender legs and a lightweight frame, it likely moved quickly through vegetation, hunting small reptiles, amphibians, and early mammals.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

Directly in the center, a slender vertical window — part of the gallery’s architecture — illuminates the otherwise darkened room with a pillar of natural light, further contributing to the ethereal nature of the piece.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026

Stretching his slender body with each bound, he ran past my hiding place as if he had urgent matters to attend to.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn