1.   Traffic was finally thinning.

2.   After work, as the traffic thins and the sidewalks clear, the real life of Teheran begins.

3.   Friday evening, the usually snarled West End traffic had thinned appreciably.

4.   Once past Winston-Salem, the traffic thinned, and the flat plain turned into gentle rolling foothills.

5.   The day after Thanksgiving gave sales a jolt as consumers flocked to the malls to take advantage of promotions, but the traffic thinned considerably the day after.

6.   Traffic will have thinned as the limousines roll later Thursday evening to three candlelight dinners to honor the most generous donors to the inauguration.

7.   On Wednesday, traffic thinned in Dhaka as many service station owners closed, saying they needed to assess their stocks.