thins
- present tense form of thin (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Molinari, though, benefited from one of the other effects of the weather: It thins out the rough.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Buying equity stakes rather than owning depreciating fleets softens that, but the line between “demand layer” and “co-investor in hardware” thins with each deal.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
The term describes how the crust stretches and thins in the middle, similar to the narrowed "neck" that forms when a piece of saltwater taffy is pulled apart.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2026
She has keratoconus - a condition where the cornea thins and bulges, causing distorted and blurred vision.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2024
The ring thins and fades, leaving only a bright red scar around Celia’s finger.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
