Diaphanous in a sentence as an adjective

The Russian conspiracy went on largely in the open, with most of the clandestine bits hidden under a diaphanous cover.

International law, that most diaphanous of concepts and most nebulous of efforts, is just barely effective enough to prevent the sale of materials used in the manufacture of nuclear weapons.

Diaphanous definitions

adjective

so thin as to transmit light; "a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks"