How to Use thick in a Sentence

thick

1 of 3 adjective
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  • The fog was thick this morning.
  • The planks were two inches thick.
  • She has thick, curly hair.
  • The log was 12 inches thick.
  • The texture is just right—not too thick and not too thin.
    — Lacey Muinos, Health, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Underfoot, the snow has turned to ice thick enough to skate on.
    — Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2023
  • White's hair has always been great: thick and full with just a hint of curl.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The consistency of the cleanser was a thick gel with a creamy texture.
    — Sarah Bradley, Health, 8 Aug. 2023
  • You’ll be left with a thicker, sturdier, and taller pie.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Dec. 2023
  • The outsole is thicker in high-wear areas and has deeper grooves in the ball of the big toe.
    — Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The loft height refers to how thick your pillow is when lying flat on your bed.
    — Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Just do what Hudson did and add a thick turtleneck for warmth.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Cut half of it into long wedges that are not too thick, and cut the rest into small dice.
    — Bonnie S. Benwick, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Cook says the cut works for everyone—from those with fine and thick hair to those with curly hair too.
    — Bianca London, Glamour, 20 Sep. 2023
  • With steep hills on all sides littered with thick brush and blowdown, this bear would be a chore to get to.
    — Kevin Farron, Outdoor Life, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The thick and creamy drink has a rich, sweet, and holiday-spiced flavor.
    — Michelle Darrisaw, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2023
  • Workers had trouble breathing through the thick clouds of spice.
    — Peter Rubin, Longreads, 7 Mar. 2024
  • For thick hair or extreme lengths, a brush this size will make blowdrying easy again.
    — Tatjana Freund, ELLE, 28 Jan. 2023
  • The smoke was so thick that Allen could hardly see the road, a relative recalled.
    — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Blast furnaces cranked out profits, steel coils and thick smog.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Give it a good stir, and let the pot simmer for a few more minutes until the okra mixture is nice and thick.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 12 July 2023
  • Lush trees and thick grass carpet gently rolling hills.
    — Courtland Milloy, Washington Post, 12 July 2023
  • The unisex style has a handy inside pocket and a thick, adjustable strap.
    — Taylor Jean Stephan, Peoplemag, 30 Sep. 2023
  • By adding cream for a thicker, more decadent bowl filling enough to be a meal on its own.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Minutes before impact, the video showed thick black smoke rising from the ship.
    — Ray Sanchez, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The stew is bubbling hot and loaded with mussels, squid, shrimp, and fish in a thick, creamy yellow broth.
    — Caroline Shin, Bon Appétit, 13 Oct. 2023
  • This Twix-like recipe makes buttery shortbread bars with a thick layer of caramel.
    — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
  • The irony surrounding the title game is as thick as the morning fog at Pike Place Market.
    — Jack Magruder, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Here, the cornmeal fritters come in thick, short strips that are closer to the size and shape of your index finger.
    — Saveur Editors, Saveur, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Wipe eggplants with a damp towel and cut into discs about ¼-inch thick.
    — Ethel G. Hofman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2023
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thick

2 of 3 adverb
  • Apples hung thick on the trees.
  • Love for Brady — and the scent of sausage — hangs thick in the air.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 11 Oct. 2019
  • The bird will now be known as the thick-billed longspur.
    — Aj Willingham, CNN, 13 Aug. 2020
  • The thick-cut corned beef at McBob’s is trimmed very lean, and the entrée shows that off.
    — Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2018
  • Even for a genre not known for good taste, this is pretty thick-headed.
    — Chris Barton, latimes.com, 26 Apr. 2018
  • My quest for bread leads to a choice between white, brown, seeded, malt, thick-sliced or thin-sliced.
    — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 9 May 2011
  • Thin pork chops can soak as little as two hours; thick-cut chops can take four hours or even overnight.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 23 May 2018
  • Mutton chops thick enough for gray jays to nest in bracketed a wide smile.
    — Christopher Solomon, Outside Online, 22 Mar. 2018
  • High-gloss paints are very thick and applying them can be tricky for the DIYer.
    — Brian Sodoma, azcentral, 9 May 2018
  • Food Cartel pod, where the brisket is salt-rubbed and thick-sliced with juicy meat under a jiggling fat cap.
    — Michael Russell, oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2020
  • Old women squinted through thick-rimmed glasses against the bright May sky.
    — Washington Post, 19 May 2022
  • In the office, Ms. Rosenfeld favored bow ties and thick-framed glasses.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 17 July 2021
  • In the office, Mr. Rosenfeld favored bow ties and thick-framed glasses.
    — Washington Post, 16 July 2021
  • That rule applies whether the bacon is thick-cut or thin, hickory or maple-smoked, the fancy stuff or the cheap stuff.
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2021
  • Slice plantains about 1/4-inch thick on a bias or lengthwise into long strips.
    — Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2021
  • Start by running the pasta dough through a pasta roller into long sheets about one-eighth inch thick.
    — Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 21 Apr. 2020
  • Anxiety in South Lake Tahoe hung thick in the air Thursday, even as a blanket of smoke that has for days choked the area eased slightly.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2021
  • It’s thick-cut, with a little fat and a little gristle, and super tender, juicy white meat.
    — Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 11 June 2018
  • His thick-rimmed, dark sunglasses look like something out of a Tarantino film.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2020
  • During a meet-and-greet backstage after the show, a student with thick-rimmed glasses wearing a short-sleeve shirt and tie came up to me.
    — Marc Myers, WSJ, 1 June 2021
  • Janice limply heaves the thick unabridged dictionary into the metal trash can at the corner of Vandam and crosses the street.
    — Miles Marshall Lewis, The Root, 18 Mar. 2018
  • Her mother found her a pair of vintage thick-rimmed white glasses from a Boy Scout tag sale in Darien, Connecticut.
    — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Rather than salt pork, consider pancetta or thick-cut bacon.
    — Ivy Lerner-Frank, Washington Post, 30 Dec. 2022
  • In Xi'an's popular Muslim market, the scent of cumin hangs thick in the air over stalls where pomegranate juice and Arabic bread are sold.
    — David McKenzie, CNN, 14 May 2017
  • Feedback is minimal through the prototype's thick-rimmed steering wheel, but there's plenty of bite at the front end.
    — Greg Kable, Car and Driver, 20 May 2021
  • The bacon cheeseburger, with plenty of thick-cut bacon, suited us just fine.
    — Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2019
  • Garner, wearing thick-rimmed glasses and a cozy sweater, posted the same photo on her Instagram.
    — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 Feb. 2021
  • The right bacon is essential, in this case artisan thick-cut applewood-smoked – crisp, of course.
    — Allen Pierleoni, sacbee, 7 June 2017
  • Root beer-glazed, thick-cut bacon and smoked gouda cover the Homecoming burger.
    — Liz Biro, Indianapolis Star, 25 Sep. 2017
  • Boss, who is 87, greeted me in her building’s lobby wearing thick-framed glasses, her light blonde hair short and an Apple Watch clasped on her left wrist.
    — New York Times, 15 Dec. 2021
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thick

3 of 3 noun
  • The Ravens are in the thick of the playoff hunt in the AFC.
    — cleveland, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Both teams are 7-6 and in the thick of the AFC playoff race.
    — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 18 Dec. 2022
  • And for this reason, Michelle Yeoh is still in the thick of the race.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 16 Jan. 2023
  • Not with both teams still in the thick of the Big Ten title hunt.
    — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 19 Feb. 2022
  • Stoudamire had the Democrats in the thick of the PIL race until the final week of the season in 2021.
    — oregonlive, 18 Aug. 2022
  • The Islanders are in the thick of the playoff race because of a hot streak at the right time.
    — Tanner McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The Bengals are now in the thick of it all in the AFC playoff picture.
    — Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Around the same time, Raiff was in the thick of bar mitzvah season.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 23 June 2022
  • Here’s a look at their first week back in the thick of the student-athlete life.
    — Emily Hollwedel, Baltimore Sun, 27 Jan. 2023
  • The win boosted the Patriots to 7-6 and kept them in the thick of things in the AFC playoff race.
    — Jim McBride, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Teammate Rosie Brennan had left her in third place, in the thick of the lead clump of skiers.
    — Adam Kilgore, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Feb. 2022
  • Leaving the island was never a question — even in the thick of the storm.
    — Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2022
  • Leaving the island was never a question - even in the thick of the storm.
    — Reis Thebault, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Staley had more to lose, as his Chargers were 5-5 and in the thick of the playoff race.
    — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Nov. 2022
  • Which of those fringe teams could be in the thick of the playoff race in November?
    — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 6 Oct. 2022
  • This was also very much the case during the thick of the pandemic.
    — Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2023
  • Come April, Billy Idol will be in the thick of a 17-city, two-month tour replete with the rigors of the road.
    — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Monday's 9-1-1 saw Karen move from the sidelines into the thick of the action.
    — Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2022
  • With Monday's win over the Browns, the Raiders improved to 7-7 and remain in the thick of the playoff race with three more games to play.
    — Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2021
  • The Union Athletics Club will be in the thick of it, new identity and all.
    — Ken Goe For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 26 May 2022
  • The need isn’t high, but the want for one in every cycle is why OSU still finds itself in the thick of things.
    — Stephen Means, cleveland, 1 May 2022
  • The approach has served them well in their journey to get back above .500 and into the thick of the playoff race.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Basil was in the thick of it, being led by the hand to his marker since the Bloater suit blocked off part of his vision.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Nothing about the 20 chaotic minutes had been clear, least of all to anyone in the thick of them.
    — Stacy Schiff, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Sep. 2022
  • The changes for 2022 put the Tundra back in the thick of the full-size light-duty pickup discussion.
    — Miles Branman, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2022
  • Clydes during the last two weeks of its run in January and in the thick of the omicron variant.
    — Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Oct. 2022
  • The defense, and the secondary, in particular, is the strength of the team, the reason the Dolphins are 4-3, and in the thick of the AFC playoff race.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 24 Oct. 2022
  • The players who have been in the thick of it, though, are a collection of the sport’s brightest young talents.
    — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 19 June 2022
  • The road sweep was also a critical step toward staying in the thick of the Pac-12 race.
    — Bruce Pascoe, The Arizona Republic, 28 Jan. 2023
  • The Tide is just four points away from being undefeated and right back in the thick of things.
    — Arkansas Online, 19 Nov. 2022

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