Sentence examples for used to be thin from inspiring English sources

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He used to be thin".

I used to be thin and attractive.

"I used to be thin and beautiful," she said.

"She used to be thin," she said cheerfully.

Daughters-in-law, who bear the brunt of housework in Nepal, used to be thin and ill: These days they are "quite healthy," she said.

When Goddard is having his photograph taken, one kid says: "Bet you love having your photograph taken, don't you, Sir" and Goddard fires back: "Not since I grew these extra chins – I used to be thin and handsome once, but ex-PE teachers tend to widen" and the boy beams.

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Decidedly smarter than he used to be (thinner too), Corbyn is giving it his best shot, probably as surprised as anyone to find his token candidacy on the edge of victory.

A. It's not that track workers used to be thinner; the answer is that the niches used to be deeper, according to the engineering staff at New York City Transit.

The reason that children are currently too fat is, in part, because they used to be too thin.

You used to be so thin!" But although I'm fat, at least I look young for my age.

"I never used to be this thin," she tells me, tugging at her jeans which are now almost a size too big for her emaciated frame.

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