How to Use slender in a Sentence

slender

adjective

• She has a slender figure.
• But this house is at a slender end where the lake has a no-wake rule.
  — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 8 Feb. 2020
• In the centre of the mulch was a slender white arc.
  — Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025
• The bombs are slender and pointy and a little more than a foot wide.
  — Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2022
• This overall slender shape has a rough sheath.
  — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 4 Apr. 2026
• The nickname comes from its long, slender frame.
  — Arkansas Online, 24 Aug. 2025
• The body is slender, covered in bumps and equipped with short claws.
  — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2026
• Paola is tall and slender, with a soft, sweet voice and steely blue eyes.
  — Kyre Chenven, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2018
• Whether your fingers are long or short, full or slender, this shape looks good.
  — Shalwah Evans, Essence, 16 June 2020
• The 1 to 2 mm-long adults are slender, with long, strap-like hairy wings.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2025
• The man was described as tall and slender and of an unknown race.
  — Brian Lisik, cleveland, 6 Feb. 2021
• Kaia wore a black minidress with slender straps and a low-cut neckline.
  — Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2024
• Liriope has long, slender leaves that arch over like a fountain.
  — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 June 2026
• Liriope has long, slender leaves that arch over like a fountain.
  — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2025
• Even with her soft skull plates shifting, the collar of my bones too slender.
  — Ellen Bass, The New Yorker, 17 June 2019
• This long, slender feeder is often filled with small seeds.
  — Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Apr. 2026
• Its leaves must be long and slender, like needles, instead of flat and wide.
  — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2022
• Floor-to-ceiling glass doors open the indoor pool to a slender deck with sun loungers.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 24 Mar. 2026
• But those trees are still slender saplings, each throwing enough shade for maybe a chihuahua.
  — Emma Marris, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2024
• For example, a stop sign might as well be a tall, slender man with a large red hat!
  — Etiido Uko march 14, New Atlas, 14 Mar. 2026
• With their lanky legs and slender necks, sandhill cranes stand roughly three to four feet tall.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
• Anne loans it to the other (slender) girls in exchange for bars of soap or clothes coupons.
  — Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
• From late spring through frost, these sparkling blooms seem to float above the plant on tall, slender 3-foot stems.
  — Debbie Arrington, sacbee.com, 26 May 2017
• Bison appear to be much more slender.
  — Logan Smith, CBS News, 18 May 2026
• The long slender red dogwood twigs add height and drama to the table.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2023
• Where the reefs poked up high enough, wind and waves would toss up sand and rubble, forming slender islets.
  — Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 26 June 2024
• Donalds has led most polls, but a few have seen Jolly with a slender lead.
  — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 29 May 2026
• For a fancier potato side dish, give these slender potatoes a try.
  — Josh Miller, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2026
• Viburnum is a shrub grown for its white flower clusters and slender glossy leaves.
  — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
• The tall, slender grey birds are in the middle of their spring migration.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025