wafer-thin
Americanadjective
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In his hands a wafer-thin passage of clay becomes the fluttering hem of the Virgin’s mantle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 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
A pile of wafer-thin bronze business cards lay on the nearest table.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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