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since the wall separating our cubicles is paper-thin, I get way too much information about my coworker's love life
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The meat is shredded into paper-thin wisps that float on the surface like confetti.
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Bao Ong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
Crescent Moon About 90 minutes before sunrise, a paper-thin 2%-lit crescent moon rises beneath Venus and Regulus.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The antenna is indeed paper-thin and theoretically far easier to mount to the wall than the others.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
Scattered between fluffy roses and dark green foliage, these flowers have layers of soft, paper-thin petals adorned with a large black center.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Aug. 2025
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Bao Ong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
Crescent Moon About 90 minutes before sunrise, a paper-thin 2%-lit crescent moon rises beneath Venus and Regulus.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The antenna is indeed paper-thin and theoretically far easier to mount to the wall than the others.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
Scattered between fluffy roses and dark green foliage, these flowers have layers of soft, paper-thin petals adorned with a large black center.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for paper-thin
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“Paper-thin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paper-thin. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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