thin
adjective
having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick.
will thin
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future tenseof thin.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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But if Congress declines to extend pay increases, experts warn that the ranks of front-line workers will thin before smoke starts billowing again next spring.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 25, 2023
The euro is testing a fall below 99 cents for the fist time since the early 2000s, with outsized moves possible since a U.S. holiday will thin liquidity.
From Reuters ● Sep. 5, 2022
Without that hormone, the uterine lining will thin and an embryo will not stay attached.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2022
Once the forests are restored, many will thin themselves by natural fire, which burns much more gently than the megafires that erupt in unhealthy forests clogged with weak, diseased, dry trees.
From Slate ● Jan. 29, 2021
But now our cornice looks somewhat too heavy for the wall; and as the upper stone is evidently of needless thickness, we will thin it somewhat, and we have the form d.
From The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) by John Ruskin
