slender
Example Sentences
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The futility and frustration of dieting has in recent years ignited a resistance movement of sorts, encouraging women, especially, to reject social pressures to maintain a slender form.
He then kneels, as the sunlight might glint off an all-but-invisible trip wire made from slender thread resembling fishing line if viewed from a different angle.
From New York Times
Don’t use especially thick or particularly slender asparagus for this recipe; pencil-sized spears will be perfectly tender when the couscous is done.
From Washington Times
As the scientists approached, the dark and slender reptile—a nocturnal creature that hides beneath rocks and logs during the day—curled into an upright hoop, cartwheeling downhill to safety.
From Science Magazine
It includes signature Calder works like “Gamma” and “Bougainvillier,” both delicate and slender mobiles from 1947, as well as “Fish,” a rare example of Calder’s fish mobiles made during World War II.
From Seattle Times
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