thin
adjective
having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick.
had thinned
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past perfectof thin.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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One franchisee operating several beverage stores in Henan province said sales volumes remained high but profits had thinned sharply over the past two years because “everyone nearby is running promotions all the time.”
From Barron's ● May 26, 2026
But Disney’s executive bench had thinned through a series of high-level departures and the company’s expenditures had gotten out of control.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026
His voice, once raspy and booming, had thinned to a gravelly whisper, but even then it drew people toward him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026
By the end — precisely at midnight — the audience had thinned out to only a handful of attendees, some of whom were musicians who had played in earlier shifts of the relay-style performance.
From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 2023
Luckily, the walkways in the city had thinned out.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
