How to Use "Thick" with Example Sentences

thick (adj): having a large distance between two sides of an object; hard to see through liquids, fog, smoke, or air

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Used with verbs:

"The book is thick."
(be: is/am/are)

"The mattress pad feels thick."
(feels, looks, appears, seems)

"It was hard to stir the thick soup."
(stir, mix)

"We could not see through the thick fog."
(see, drive, move, navigate)

Used with adverbs:

"The layer of fat is very thick."
(very, extremely, incredibly)

"The milkshake is very thick."
(very, extremely, too)

"The smoke was too thick to walk through."
(too, very, extremely)

Used with prepositions:

"The sky was filled with thick smoke."
(with)