skinning

Example Sentences

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Recurring themes are everywhere - Daizen Maeda skinning James Tavernier, Kyogo Furuhashi outfoxing Rangers defenders at one end and Cameron Carter-Vickers bringing authority at the other.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2024

The vegan son of a butcher, this Dick Turpin, like the prince in “Holy Grail” who just wants to sing, is more interested in doing something big and creative than in skinning rabbits.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2024

That suggests use as a trophy or lion-skin rug, rather than a simple byproduct of skinning the animal for food.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 11, 2023

Tucci grew up in semirural Westchester County, NY., where he once found his immigrant Italian grandmother skinning a squirrel on the porch.

From Washington Post • Oct. 8, 2021

To give away his fishing pole, his skinning knife—every piece of his gear but one, and borrow a suitcase for their things.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison