"Thin" Example Sentences
1. The branches were thin and frail.
2. She had thin lips and high cheekbones.
3. He combed his thin hair over his bald spot.
4. The legs of the table were thin and wobbly.
5. The ice was thin and starting to crack.
6. Her grip on reality was growing thin.
7. The wire was too thin to support the weight.
8. The blade of the knife is very thin.
9. The mist was thin and wafting in from the sea.
10. The air was getting thinner as we climbed higher.
11. The veil was thin and nearly transparent.
12. The slice of cake was cut very thin.
13. The coating of dust was thin but noticeable.
14. The beam of light pierced the thin cloud cover.
15. The woman had a thin and frail frame.
16. The crowd thinned out quickly after the speech.
17. She had thin arms and bony fingers.
18. The soup was too thin and watery.
19. The fog thinned in the early morning light.
20. The blood trail was thin but persistent.
21. Her hair was thin and lacks vitality.
22. A thin film of sweat covered his brow.
23. She wore a thin jacket over her dress.
24. The woman wore a necklace of thin gold chains.
25. The boy had a thin high-pitched voice.
26. The cat stretched its thin body in the sun.
27. The wallet was thin but serviceable.
28. The duvet has a delicate thin cover.
29. The man has a thin downturned mouth.
30. The rain was falling in a thin mist.
31. She put butter on her toast in a thin layer.
32. Apply a thin coat of paint to the wall.
33. He ran his thin fingers through his hair.
34. The walls were too thin to muffle the noise.
35. The rice has cooked but the gravy is still too thin.
36. Her thin body looked frail and vulnerable.
37. He started thin and lanky but filled out as he aged.
38. The explanation offered was too thin and lacked substance.
39. The child's arm was so thin it looked like a twig.
40. The cloud cover is so thin you can see the moon shining through.
41. The sliced ham was so thin you could see through it.
42. His light brown hair was thinning on top.
43. The papery skin stretched thin across his bones.
44. The autumn leaves were starting to thin and yellow.
45. The pencil line was so thin it was hard to see.
46. The book had thin yellowed pages and a leather binding.
47. Her thin lips pursed into a disapproving line.
48. The match burned quickly down to a thin stub.
49. The radio signal faded into a thin buzz of static.
50. The chicken broth was flavored but much too thin.
51. He wore wire-rimmed glasses with thin lenses.
52. The pencil line was applied in a thin layer.
53. The plane ascended into thinner and thinner air.
54. The trout jumped, its tail fin a thin pink crescent.
55. His lips were thin and pressed into a hard line.
56. The crowd thinned as the night grew colder.
57. She parted her thin hair in the middle.
58. The curtains were thin and let light stream through.
59. The flat tire was worn thin along one side.
60. His patience was growing thin in the face of adversity.
Common Phases
1.
Thin air - very little air, as at high altitudes
2.
Thin as a rail - extremely
thin and lanky
3.
Thin line - a fine distinction or minor difference
4.
Thin ice - a risky or unstable situation
5.
Thin skin - being overly sensitive or easily hurt
6.
Thin air - lacking substantial content or support
7. Run
thin - to have less availability or be in short supply
8.
Thin blood - having low viscosity blood, typically from a medical condition
9.
Thin out - to become less crowded or dense over time
10.
Thin on the ground - scarce or in short supply
11.
Thin lips - indicating a stern or unforgiving personality
12.
Thin end of the wedge - the beginning stage of some
thing more substantial
13.
Thin cloth - sheer or transparent fabric
14.
Thin spread - a small amount spread over a large area
15.
Thin as a board - derogatory term for someone who is very
thin