slimmed

"After exercising regularly, her waistline looked slimmer. "

"Buying the car was a big expense, but will be worth it in the long run."

"He was father to three healthy kids."

"The weight of the textbooks in my backpack felt heavy. "

"My younger sister achieved good grades in her math class this semester. "

"The carpenter carefully cutting the wood with a sharp knife. "

"He was father to three healthy kids."

"The automatic child-frightener made clowns unnecessary."

"The teacher told us that the next exercise is to write an essay."

"July is my favourite month."

"The children are eating lunch in the cafeteria. "

"to reduce weight, speed, heat, expenses, price, personnel etc."