Thin
Thin adjective - Being of less than usual width.
Usage example: the thin threads of a cobweb
Wide
Wide adjective - Having a greater than usual measure across.
Usage example: the river is so wide that building a bridge across it would be impractical
Nearby Word: widely
Both words in one sentence
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And ESPECIALLY the thin-faced, pointy-chinned, wide-eyed Hades and his actor—the thin-faced, pointy-chinned, wide-eyed James Woods.
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By attaching a thin tungsten plate to a warhead, one gets a beam of atomic fire; by attaching a thick styrofoam pillar to it instead gets a wide "pancake" of nuclear debris.
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Most of the female cast have roughly the same body type, with Barbie Doll-like proportions of wide hips, thin waists, and large breasts, and often similar faces as well.
Source: Unfortunate Implications
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