How to Use paper-thin in a Sentence

paper-thin

adjective
  • The paper-thin potato skin needs a bit of structural help from the flesh.
    — Darcy Lenz, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2025
  • The team had to clean the fossil to expose the soft, paper-thin clay boundary.
    — Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Slice the tuna nearly paper-thin and arrange on a plate.
    — Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Lily wore paper-thin sheer gloves that reached past her elbows, as well as sheer black tights underneath her dress.
    — Seventeen, 25 May 2023
  • My dad’s dosas were perfection—paper-thin, lacey, crispy, filling.
    — Urmila Ramakrishnan, Bon Appétit, 1 Mar. 2025
  • This is a slightly bigger option from the brand, and it's made from paper-thin nylon stuffed with scrap yarn.
    — Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2023
  • This is a slightly bigger option from the brand, and it's made from paper-thin nylon stuffed with scrap yarn.
    — Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Some players like paper-thin picks and others prefer chunky monkeys.
    — New Atlas, 19 Jan. 2026
  • The meat is shredded into paper-thin wisps that float on the surface like confetti.
    — Bao Ong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The scene slowly morphs into après-ski cocktails and snacks like the paper-thin black truffle pizza.
    — Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The paper-thin patties have a bright sheen with a seductive, delicate crunch.
    — Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 May 2024
  • Crape myrtles, sycamores, paper birches and a few other species just happen to do it in large sheets of paper-thin bark.
    — Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 2024
  • Soft feta cheese, steaming spinach, or creamy custard fills layers of paper-thin, flaky pastry.
    — Caroline Lubbers, Christian Science Monitor, 29 July 2025
  • The reason the sandwich works is the meat is cut paper-thin and is generously seasoned with spices.
    — ABC News, 15 June 2026
  • The room for error going into the knockouts becomes paper-thin.
    — Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • They’re tossed with crisp disks of spicy radish, paper-thin slices of cucumber and the sweet and crunchy inner hearts of romaine lettuce.
    — Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 4 June 2025
  • In this case, a paper-thin layer of this material is placed on the top surface of the floating foam under the dome.
    — Michael Irving, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Throw on a loose denim jacket or paper-thin cardigan on windier days, or dress it up in the evening with a boyfriend blazer and wedges or block heels.
    — Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026
  • Throw on a loose denim jacket or paper-thin cardigan on windier days, or dress it up in the evening with a boyfriend blazer and wedges or block heels.
    — Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2026
  • But her character's scenes were paper-thin compared to this season's other, meatier arcs.
    — Randall Colburn, EW.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Trompo handlers — the tromperos — are skilled marksmen, shaving paper-thin slices from the large vertical spit.
    — Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 July 2024
  • Several school board races in metro Atlanta’s largest counties had paper-thin results.
    — Eric Stirgus, AJC.com, 20 May 2026
  • 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
  • The cortador places the leg in a special holder and uses a long knife (the cuchillo jamonero) to create paper-thin slices.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Picture the classic, drab freshman dorm room with a paper-thin plastic mattress and cinder block walls transformed into a true palace.
    — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Shrimp hits the grill for just a few minutes before it's arranged on a platter with sliced avocado, juicy tomato, and paper-thin onion.
    — Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Apr. 2026
  • One of the most iconic dishes is the tlayuda ($19), a plate-sized, paper-thin tortilla griddled until crisp.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 20 Dec. 2025
  • Don’t miss the paper-thin zucchini and aubergine tower, stacked high over saganaki cheese and finished tableside with wild thyme honey.
    — Lela London, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
  • The crabs — almost always domestic blue crabs — molt their hard outer shells in the spring, leaving them with paper-thin exoskeletons.
    — Ben Mims, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2023
  • After the dumplings are placed into bamboo baskets and steamed, the broth melts, forming a rich, fatty soup within a pliant, paper-thin wheat skin.
    — Tiffany May, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2023

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