How to Use thin skin in a Sentence

thin skin

noun
  • As the kombucha ferments, a thin skin of liquid forms on the top.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
  • And that must really get under that thin skin.
    — Chris Brennan, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Check Out the Peel Texture A ripe, juicy lemon will have shiny, thin skin.
    — Hannah Harper, Health, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Granite pushes close to the surface, leaving only a thin skin of soil for anything to grow.
    — Valentina Di Donato, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
  • Wrinkles preserved over its ribcage also indicate thin skin.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2025
  • In other words, the critical thing about having thin skin is not that one is constantly wounded.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Its thin skin is easy to bite through, meaning you there's no need to worry about peeling this apple before tossing it into the mix.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Cooking With Pawpaws Pawpaws are covered by a thin skin.
    — Stephanie Ganz, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Aging, thin skin can contribute to the crepey look, especially on the neck and chest because the skin is so delicate.
    — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the thin skin and the soft tissue would require minimal reshaping later.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 26 Dec. 2025
  • His bones visibly protruded from his thin skin, according to court documents.
    — Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Additionally, fresh ginger has thin skin.
    — Jillian Kubala, Health, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Dunne will guest star in Episode 316 as Elliott, a world-famous novelist with a massive ego and a thin skin.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Applying a little to protect the thin skin of your lips from cold winds, searing sun, or any other force that might dry, chap, and crack them feels both common sense and routine.
    — Mark Hay, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2025
  • But the sentiments on his new line of Valentine’s candy suggest that under Miller’s thin skin beats the heart of a true romantic.
    — John Ficarra, Air Mail, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Advertisement All because Trump has thin skin and his cogs of government bureaucracy are happy to give him cover.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Pinot Noir is universally acknowledged to be the most vulnerable to taint, for reasons that probably have to do with its famously thin skin; Syrah, in which a savory bacon note is considered desirable, naturally contains significant quantities of guaiacol, no wildfire required.
    — Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
  • The Habit Of Self-Doubt While thin skin may indicate a susceptibility to external feedback, relentless self-doubt indicates a susceptibility to internal evaluation.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026

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