thinner
Example Sentences
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As a result, its structure varies across the region, and the lithosphere becomes progressively thinner toward Idaho and Utah.
From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026
The massive run-up also has raised the specter of a summertime pullback, given thinner trading volumes and a lack of corporate headlines expected over June and July.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
Exhaustion was setting in, but the deodorant I’d packed needed to be replaced, so I found myself roaming the body care aisles, wincing under the fluorescent lights as my patience rapidly grew thinner.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
True, some worms can do that, too, but only spiders have spinnerets—specialized organs that produce silk—and the ability to weave threads that, though thinner than human hair, have greater tensile strength than steel.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Kainene looked even thinner next to Olanna, almost androgynous, her tight maxi outlining the boyishness of her hips.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
