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 and athletic, always ready with an easy smile.
From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin
