| There are words for describing a person as thin that are complimentary and others that are not. Thin can also tell someone is having difficulties or that times are hard.
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1. The singer Karen Carpenter was anorexic and she died from this eating disorder.
2. It has been a lean year and our company has made little profit.
3. The boy had skinny, little legs with freckles.
4. She would rather to be called slim or slender than thin.
5. The children were totally emaciated by the famine.
6. He is a cadaverous old man with skeletal arms.
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7. My patience is wearing thin and I won't tell you again. You have to clean your shoes now.
8. Paul is too thin skinned. He shouldn't be so sensitive.
IDIOMS
9. Jane was ill for months. Afterwards she was as thin as a rake.
10. Good new films are thin on the ground at this time of year.
11. Nobody knows where she has gone. She has disappeared into thin air.
12. It is a very delicate situation. We are walking on thin ice.
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