tanned

Example Sentences

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Tanned and relatively relaxed from their vacations in Turkey, they spoke fearfully of what they would find upon returning home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026

Tanned hides of elk and deer are stretched onto drums, for example, and animals like the killer whale are revered symbols of the hunt itself.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 19, 2024

Tanned and with a brilliant white grin, he looks at his grim-faced men and gives one final order: "Smile - why are you so serious? We are winning the war."

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2023

Tanned and strong, I played barefoot all summer in our rural New England neighborhood and took pride in the bruises and scrapes that mapped the days across my limbs.

From New York Times • May 10, 2022

Tanned, brawny fellows that they were, they teased Nat, asking him how he kept his feet in a squall.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham