onion skin
Example Sentences
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Johnson certainly delights in creating puzzling distractions, but even if his film is as deep as a layer of onion skin, it is immensely engaging.
From Salon ● Dec. 22, 2022
But imperial Russia’s conquest of the region in the 19th century introduced methods of mass production, and artificial dyes supplanted those made with pomegranate husks, onion skin and acacia flowers.
From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 2021
I save a lot of stuff; every bone from a chicken or cow or whatever gets saved in the freezer, also with every end of a carrot or onion skin, it all goes into broth.
From Slate ● Dec. 20, 2019
The papers, some made from onion skin, are currently in Philadelphia, where they are being preserved and copied.
From Washington Times ● May 21, 2017
Despite Mrs. Kluck’s complaining, all that’s there is a bit of onion skin and a few gum wrappers.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
