thin
adjective
having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick.
thinnest
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superlativeof thin.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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And the U.S. is meeting this challenge with the thinnest oil-reserve cushion in a generation.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
But I also looked in at myself as a mother through the leaded-glass pane of our very lovely living-room windows, and I saw a washed-out woman worn down to the thinnest thread.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
A 120,000-year-old deer skeleton, also discovered in Germany, shows a spear wound where the pelvic bone was thinnest, suggesting that the hunter knew exactly where to aim.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
“Imperial Valley growers provide the nation with a safe, reliable food supply on the thinnest of margins for many growers,” she said in an email.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2025
His hair was dark and his eyes were dark and he wore black leather gloves of the thinnest lambskin.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
