wafer-thin
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Bulky server racks and wafer-thin semiconductors needed for the artificial-intelligence build-out are taking up space in cargo planes once occupied by packages of low-price apparel and knickknacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
The Heisman Trophy winner and former No. 1 overall pick has spent his adult life in that wafer-thin line at the top, the lofty latitude occupied by the best players in the game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2025
The Fra’ Mani is larger in circumference and sliced wafer-thin.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
The surface of gravastars is represented by a wafer-thin skin of ordinary matter, the thickness of which approaches zero.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 15, 2024
"Let me see . . ." Through the rear-view mirror I could see him studying a wafer-thin watch, replacing it in the pocket of his checked waistcoat.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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