Used in a Sentence

thinned

How to use thinned in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for thinned.

Editorial note

The herd has been thinned a bit over the last few years.

Examples14
Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

mixed with water; "sold cut whiskey"; "a cup of thinned soup"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of thinned gathered in one view.

adjective

mixed with water; "sold cut whiskey"; "a cup of thinned soup"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for thinned.

adjective

mixed with water; "sold cut whiskey"; "a cup of thinned soup"

Example sentences

1

The herd has been thinned a bit over the last few years.

2

That way the rewards are thinned for the sexist presenter.

3

I only use them in small sizes so it isn't worth the upgrade if it's just going to make them fuzzy and thinned-out. :/

4

After you've thinned down and chipped away as much as you can from any laptop design, that's pretty much what you get.

5

Hell, I'd seriously consider marking my commute route as closed if it thinned the traffic.

6

If you pureed broccoli and thinned it in water, it would be much larger than the equivalent amount of coke.

7

In classical evolutionary terms, you’ve thinned the herd to the strongest members.

8

I believe the device itself is smaller, they've just thinned the bezel and made the screen use the entire front surface of the device.

9

I guess changing the training of years can be a major mental shift - good luck to her, and it can be thinned out even more as time goes on.

10

Anti-money laundering is hard and margin compression at banks has thinned compliance teams.

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The exciting part happens behind the metal, and requires you to image through a thinned wafer to see the actual transistors.

12

They waited for the existing coffee shops to be driven out of business and then thinned out their locations to a more sustainable density.

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I feel that degrees are only relevant to employers as a means to thin the pack of applicants and only relevant to students as a way to better network and fill that check box putting them into the thinned herd.

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But even at this point, all the forces I've already described have thinned out the numbers to the point where a disproportionately small minority of the genuinely qualified population of entry-level developers are, well, minorities.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use thinned in a sentence?

The herd has been thinned a bit over the last few years.

What does thinned mean?

mixed with water; "sold cut whiskey"; "a cup of thinned soup"

What part of speech is thinned?

thinned is commonly used as adjective.