thick
Example Sentences
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Structures no longer need to be thick to manipulate light effectively.
From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026
A few days ago, he was jolted awake by a loud bang around 5:40 a.m., he said, adding that a nearby ship had thick smoke billowing from it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
The mountainous terrain is rugged and covered by thick bush.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
After hours spent in the thick pollution-choking parts of northern Thailand, Pon Doikam gets home and blows her burning nose to find blood clots spattered across the tissue.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
She comes back with another woman, about Mom’s age, dressed in a cream-colored cheetah print blouse and a black blazer, holding a thick folder.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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