For an instant Sam pried his eyes away from the specter of death to an object that offered the slim thread of hope.

A moment later a slim thread of liquid poured through a thin crack at the base of the grate.

A pretty slim thread to hold all your chances on.

These are the connections, the sometimes slim threads that often bind us to special events.

"If the guy's hanging on by a very slim thread," he said, "he may not be a factor at all."

It was a slim thread, but it was the only one he had at the moment.

And remember I'm arguing on a mighty slim thread of evidence.

But for now, she had some slim threads to follow.

The slim thread that ties these particular libraries to schools is the current lack of ability of the library to receive taxes directly.

The slim thread keeping the Jets connected to the playoffs all but snapped with this loss.