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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a thin spot" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a specific area that is narrow or lacking in substance, often in a physical or metaphorical context.
Example: "The painter noticed a thin spot in the layer of paint that needed to be touched up for a more even finish."
Alternatives: "a narrow area" or "a weak point".
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KIEV, Ukraine Wayne Rooneyey had completed a two-match suspension and was scheduled to return to a thin spot atop England's attack, soccer's version of a comb-over for a guy who had hair plugs installed last summer.
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March 17 (Reuters) - The Brazilian navy said it spotted a thin stain of oil extending for about half a mile (1 km) in the same offshore field operated by U.S. oil company Chevron where a high-profile spill occurred last November.
It's a very thin spot".
Defensive end is a particularly thin spot for the Giants.
When looking at the Cavaliers' depth chart, point guard is a pretty thin spot for the club.
Ten elephants donated by the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus should help fill any thin spots in Manhattan.
When you apply the third coat, make sure you cover any thin spots and even out the gel before drying.
Hard-shell suitcases like this one have become a staple for drug traffickers, who slip a second shell inside to create a thin hiding spot for their illegal cargo.
He scratched the thin spot in his hair with two fingers.
In other words, there are thin spot that are not up to PGA Tour standards.
The options for dealing with it (comb-overs, hair plugs, toupees, topical hair-growing slime, or, most humiliating, the infomercial powder-in-a-can product that promises to fill in thin spots with the squeeze of a spray pump) only aggravate feelings of inadequacy.
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