Example Sentences

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On the other hand, “too many to keep track of and care for thins out your time for everyone,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

As a devastating outbreak of bird flu thins chicken populations and market forces drive grocery prices up, the breakfast and baking staple has become pricier and harder to find.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2025

She has keratoconus - a condition where the cornea thins and bulges, causing distorted and blurred vision.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2024

After this peak, the outer cortical layer thins.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2024

She felt small and fragile, the way ice over a lake thins as the weather turns warm.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson