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Meanings of became thinner in English

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Usage of became thinner in English
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The clouds became thinner and more transparent although still covering the sky.
Twenty-six and One, and Other Stories
2
He became thinner, if anything, and Time toiled after him in vain.
The Spinners
3
The Emperor became thinner and more stooped as the years passed.
California Sketches, New Series
4
Melanomas became thinner, less invasive, less ulcerative and thus more curable.
Pubmed
5
Immediately after infarction the anterior wall became thinner and dyskinetic in all sheep.
Pubmed
6
Sister Doctor's lips became thinner as she folded the awning away.
Son of a witch: volume two in the wicked years
7
Her strong white hands became thinner; her lustreless eyes and haggard face betrayed her.
Red Pottage
8
The gray tint brightened and the black veil became thinner.
Before the Dawn: A Story of the Fall of Richmond
9
Gradually, as morning began to break, the throng became thinner.
Memoirs of Sir Wemyss Reid 1842-1885
10
His arms became thinner and longer, his chest smaller.
The hunchback assignments
11
As we proceeded southward in Virginia, the snow gradually became thinner and finally disappeared altogether.
Letters of a Traveller; Or, Notes of Things Seen in Europe and A...
12
His cheek became thinner and yellower, and the bones projected like those of a skull.
Redburn. His First Voyage / Being the Sailor Boy Confessions and...
13
As we advanced the belt of mangroves became thinner.
Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the ...
14
As time went on he became thinner and thinner.
The Mountains
15
As the branch became thinner, it started to bend.
The dark griffin
16
With each mile of road, that substrate became less to standard and that surface became thinner.
Countdown: The Liberators-ARC
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