leathery

Example Sentences

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One of my favorite passages captures Mr. Haskell’s first encounter, in Australia, with a Moreton Bay fig tree, its thick, leathery foliage crowded by figbirds longing for the tree’s fruits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

“I haven’t had to alter my body in that way,” says Strong, who underwent a doctor-supervised “starvation diet” and a regimen of tanning booth visits and biweekly spray tans to match Cohn’s notoriously leathery look.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2024

The sun's rays also dry out skin, making it coarse and leathery.

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2024

Some still have hair, leathery skin and their original clothing.

From Seattle Times • May 27, 2024

The spleen was puffed up and tough, leathery, like a globe of smoked salami.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston