skins
Example Sentences
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The light-bodied red, Passeggiata, he explained, was a rosé gone wrong when winemakers forgot to remove the grapes’ skins at the correct time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
These are of parchment, prepared from specially treated animal skins that had to be sewn together to accommodate the lofty towers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
When mixed with water, the soda removed hair from the skins.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026
The barrels -- bound tightly with rope, their fabric skins stiffened and darkened with lacquer -- inevitably recall the Gulf's vast hydrocarbon wealth.
From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026
Bring the dragon, as well as any teeth it has lost, any skins it has shed, and whatever bits of eggshell you were able to save.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
