How to Use thick and thin in a Sentence

thick and thin

noun
  • True friends should stick by your side through thick and thin.
    — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 7 July 2021
  • Cousins said Kings fans have gone through thick and thin.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 14 Nov. 2025
  • Stick with your plan through thick and thin, and don’t panic.
    — Robert Hackett, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2019
  • But there was one college that stuck with him, through thick and thin.
    — Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 5 Feb. 2020
  • Through thick and thin your heart was a lighthouse of kindness.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2019
  • Anyone worth knowing will stick with you through thick and thin.
    — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 22 Aug. 2020
  • Johnny Mundt is my guy — that’s my guy through thick and thin.
    — Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2022
  • And who better shows that than the kids who love their parents through thick and thin?
    — Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2019
  • The best way to do that is to find strong businesses and stick with them through thick and thin.
    — WSJ, 7 Aug. 2022
  • Thank you for being my man and loving and leading through thick and thin!
    — Katie Campione, PEOPLE.com, 21 June 2021
  • Thank you for standing by my side through thick and thin, my forever friend.
    — Country Living Staff, Country Living, 3 Jan. 2020
  • Jordan was, by all accounts, a loyal friend through thick and thin.
    — Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2021
  • This very song will always be one of my favorites, and has stuck with me through the thick and thin.
    — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 24 Jan. 2020
  • And the note just proves the high school sweethearts will stick together through thick and thin.
    — Nicole Sands, PEOPLE.com, 12 June 2018
  • Blunt and fringe bangs, thick and thin bangs, long and short hair with bangs — there are countless cuts and lengths to choose from.
    — Jessica Prince Erlich, Allure, 30 Apr. 2022
  • Today is a great day to check in with the family and friends that have been there through thick and thin.
    — Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 3 Oct. 2020
  • Brown has been all in on the World Championships through thick and thin.
    — oregonlive, 6 Mar. 2022
  • The ideal elastic for curly hair won't be the same for straight hair, and ditto for thick and thin hair.
    — Lindy Segal, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 July 2022
  • The chorus celebrates those real friends who have been by your side through thick and thin.
    — Tatiana Cirisano, Billboard, 6 Aug. 2021
  • Through the thick and thin, the show must go on for Echo & the Bunnymen.
    — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026
  • For kitties, there are three suction levels to handle cats with both thick and thin coats.
    — Christine Persaud, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • My parents have been together for 35 years, through thick and thin.
    — Aurelie Corinthios, PEOPLE.com, 4 May 2018
  • Sol’s three sons heeded his advice well, and the three boys stuck together through thick and thin.
    — Bob Carlton | [email protected], al, 22 Dec. 2021
  • What would happen if the thick and thin lines in the configurations were swapped?
    — Quanta Magazine, 7 Sep. 2018
  • Kathie Lee Gifford believes in standing by her friends through thick and thin.
    — Sasha Savitsky, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2018
  • The city and community have backed the orchestra through thick and thin.
    — New York Times, cleveland.com, 23 Jan. 2018
  • Through thick and thin the bearded tycoon has hustled on, armed with a high-profile brand and a cheesy perma-grin.
    — The Economist, 13 June 2020
  • These socks have been thick and thin, ultra short and knee-high, and made with varying degrees of wool, polyester, and even cotton.
    — James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The spacey, slow-funking, mantra-like jam (posted below) is an ode to keeping yourself sane through thick and thin.
    — Chris Riemenschneider, Star Tribune, 16 Oct. 2020
  • No agency can substitute for having two parents to guide the way through thick and thin, sickness and health.
    — WSJ, 23 May 2022

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