perilously thin

Examples (10)

• The ice on the lake was perilously thin after the sudden thaw.
• His defense in court appeared perilously thin to the jury.
• The company's profit margins are perilously thin this quarter.
• She was surviving on a perilously thin margin of error.
• The atmosphere at high altitudes is perilously thin for unprotected humans.
• The rope holding the rickety bridge felt perilously thin.
• Our supplies of fresh water have become perilously thin during the drought.
• The candidate's lead in the latest polls is perilously thin.
• The fabric of the old flag had grown perilously thin over the decades.
• After the long, stressful day, my patience was wearing perilously thin.