How to Use slim in a Sentence

slim

1 of 2 adjective

• He has a slim build.
• She looked slim and fit for her age.
• I was a lot slimmer in those days.
• They have only a slim chance of winning.
• And now the Warriors are left with this slim bit of hope.
  — Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 May 2023
• And the chances of hearing Swift from Prairie Avenue would be slim.
  — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2023
• The bag comes in slim, standard and extra-large options to match the size of your tree.
  — Korin Miller, wsj.com, 16 Nov. 2023
• Tower fans are tall slim fans that blow a column of air around the room.
  — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Feb. 2024
• The options were slim in Maui, where the market had been strained even before the fire.
  — Anumita Kaur, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Sep. 2023
• What to Consider The slim frame may not work well for those with wide faces.
  — Rozalynn S. Frazier, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2023
• There's a ribbed bodysuit that looks cute paired with slim fit pants or with jeans.
  — Ellen McAlpine, Women's Health, 25 Aug. 2023
• The Huskies opened a slim 14-0 gap over the Bulldogs at the intermission.
  — Indy Star Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Aug. 2023
• Install a slim wall shelf to solve both problems in style.
  — Sarah Yang, House Beautiful, 18 Aug. 2023
• This sleek and slim turntable will blend in seamlessly.
  — L.a. Hubilla, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
• And at 11:05, a slim guy in a black suit hops into the DJ booth, greeted by an eruption of cheers.
  — Ashley Fetters Maloy, Washington Post, 8 June 2023
• Chances look slim for many Packers making the list, but there is at least one lock.
  — Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 24 July 2023
• Castro was a fit man, slim, with good muscle tone, in his late fifties.
  — Elliot Ackerman, WIRED, 5 Feb. 2024
• And on April 10, the moon will be just a slim crescent hanging above Jupiter in the west after sunset.
  — Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 2024
• The power bank has a slim phone-style shape that is easy to pack and displays how much power is left.
  — Becca Blond, Travel + Leisure, 17 Mar. 2024
• The GOP currently holds a slim majority of seats in the House.
  — CBS News, 5 Oct. 2023
• Look for slim and lightweight items or products that can fold up to take up even less space.
  — Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2024
• The briefs are cut to a mid-rise, and the matching bralette features a hook fastening at front and slim adjustable straps.
  — Felicity Carter, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
• Most jackets on the market are far too long and slim to be flattering on my build...
  — Michelle Tchea, Travel + Leisure, 24 Dec. 2023
• The man on the building-high mural is crouched in a rap squat, his suit cut slim and feet in high-top Converse sneakers.
  — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2023
• So there’s a slim hope that the smart home control capabilities at least might still be in the dock.
  — Nathan Edwards, The Verge, 11 May 2023
• Their slim but relaxed fit comes in a variety of colors, from tamarind to heather gray.
  — Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2024
• The table includes an X-shaped base, slim gold legs, and a round faux marble top that can support up to 50 pounds.
  — Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 8 Oct. 2023
• Holmes, who owns the navy blue version, appreciates its slim cut and mid-thigh length.
  — Jeremy Freed, wsj.com, 9 Dec. 2023
• Even in those cases, the time saved by lights and sirens is slim — somewhere between 42 seconds and 3.8 minutes.
  — Marion Renault, STAT, 7 July 2023
• Goblin confronted the slim teenager, who turned and ran to the couch where Ammar was sleeping.
  — Lorenzo Tugnoli, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2023

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slim

2 of 2 verb

• I'll skip dessert; I'm slimming.
• She started exercising to slim her thighs.
• Golisano brought in a new team that helped slim down the device.
  — Amanda Chicago Lewis, Wired, 15 Feb. 2022
• But just 2% of those take a drug to help slim down, the research found.
  — Denise Roland, WSJ, 3 Mar. 2020
• Rivera said the team had not asked Barber to slim down.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 3 July 2021
• But over the past decade the rich have started to slim down, as the poor have got bigger.
  — The Economist, 31 May 2018
• How do the rest of you mere mortals slim down in a hurry?
  — Lizzie Dunlap, Marie Claire, 28 Sep. 2010
• These problems would be more tractable if the bank had done more to slim down.
  — Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2019
• The jeans also have a built-in shapewear panel in the front to help slim the tummy.
  — Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping, 17 June 2019
• Over the next decades, the Air Force might slim its bomber fleet down to just the futuristic B-21s and the old-school B-52s.
  — Rob Verger, Popular Science, 24 June 2020
• Has there ever been a better time to get healthy and slim down?
  — Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 June 2020
• The Masters slims down the field to the top 50 and tied but also includes anyone within 10 shots of the lead.
  — Jenna West, SI.com, 15 June 2018
• The screen slims down The obvious change for those who've seen the previous version is the screen.
  — Gordon Mah Ung, PCWorld, 22 May 2018
• Injections cannot narrow the nasal tip or bring the nostrils in to slim the width of the nose at its base.
  — Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 11 Mar. 2019
• But with their help, this suit lengthens and slims Nadal's already trim physique.
  — Liza Corsillo, GQ, 17 July 2017
• As for winning the whole thing, the odds slim considerably.
  — Sean Gregory, Time, 16 Nov. 2022
• Parmitano got slimed when Koch shot a jet of slime through a slime blob floating in front of him.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 13 May 2020
• Mr Flannery is a numbers guy who wants to slim GE to its profitable essence.
  — The Economist, 27 Jan. 2018
• The freeway will slim down to three lanes in these areas, and the right lanes will close down for a freeway widening project.
  — Serena O'Sullivan, azcentral, 25 July 2019
• This fungus lives in the soil and slimes up and over the grass blades during hot, wet weather to produce dusty spores.
  — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 15 July 2017
• Read more: Symba is 15 pounds heavier than his goal weight and the staff at the shelter was working to slim him down.
  — USA TODAY, 17 June 2017
• Black mushrooms with greens looked and tasted like they’d been slimed on a Nickelodeon awards show.
  — Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 12 Mar. 2020
• Last week's announcement is just the latest move by the queen to slim down the monarchy and its expenses.
  — Rhoda Kwan, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2022
• That could suggest more roster movement via trades to slim down the guard options and add more depth in the frontcourt.
  — Eric Sondheimer Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2021
• At the same time, parents are wondering whether their children need to slim down.
  — Virginia Sole-Smith, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020
• The Ultra Game Boy removes the need for a separate Android phone and slims down the form factor quite a bit.
  — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2018
• Some chains tried their best to slim down, while others did the exact opposite.
  — Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 30 Jan. 2021
• The Patriots opted to release Miller to slim down to their 53-man roster.
  — Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2020
• The spinoff is the final major step in AT&T’s plan to slim back down to a pure-play telecommunications provider.
  — Todd Spangler, Variety, 2 Feb. 2022
• The lid detaches to convert into a daypack, or just to slim down the pack for shorter trips.
  — Outside Online, 14 Aug. 2020

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