tanned

Example Sentences

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Within minutes of the announcement, memories of the elegant and tanned designer began to flood social media.

From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026

"It's often portrayed as fashionable to be tanned all year round," he said, noting how easily accessible sunbeds are, with many high streets filled with salons.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025

He was disguised behind a face mask and hat and had created a fake ID in which he had tanned his skin and wore a black wig with a false beard and moustache.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2024

Country club members, almost all white and middle-aged and tanned, looked on quizzically from poolside lounge chairs.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2024

Dutchy and I are standing together talking quietly when a man approaches with skin as tanned and scuffed as old shoe leather, trailed by a sour-looking woman.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline