specifically: a volatile liquid (such as turpentine) used especially to thin paint
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebNone of his usual tricks could help him get any thinner. Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2022 In modern times, retsina has gotten a bad rap as cheap swill with overpowering notes of turpentine and paint thinner. Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Aug. 2022 The probe was launched after KWU Barstool tweeted Sunday that paint thinner was mixed into Kansas Wesleyan’s cooler during the game. Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 28 Apr. 2022 The screen on the 42 mm version seems just as big as the 45 mm because of a thinner, almost nonexistent bezel that is tucked under the crystal and angled toward the case. Carol Besler, Robb Report, 11 Feb. 2022 Back at home, Taylor Nielsen reunited a now-thinner Thistle with his sister, Rye, keeping the two of them in the garage with the door closed. Kate Santich, orlandosentinel.com, 10 Dec. 2021 There is nothing new about any of this, there is just patience wearing thinner: for Luann, for the other women, and for the audience, all of whom could recite a Ramona apology by heart at this point. Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2021 In another building there were dozens of cans of paint thinner. Mike Nolan, chicagotribune.com, 5 Nov. 2021 Police allegedly found 78 grams of methamphetamine, 20 fentanyl pills and additional amounts of ketamine, dextroamphetamine and solvent used to make paint thinner sometimes used as a body building material.BostonGlobe.com, 2 Nov. 2021 See More