wafer-thin

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The Heisman Trophy winner and former No. 1 overall pick has spent his adult life in that wafer-thin line at the top, the lofty latitude occupied by the best players in the game.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2025

The jet-set itinerary had included a third-place finish at the Rugby World Cup, wafer-thin away defeats by New Zealand and France and performances of much promise.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2025

The Fra’ Mani is larger in circumference and sliced wafer-thin.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 5, 2024

I was straddling a wafer-thin allegorical fence: The young man my parents wanted me to be versus who I was becoming.

From Salon • May 12, 2024

A pile of wafer-thin bronze business cards lay on the nearest table.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda