Example Sentences

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He has tanned skin and a personality as imposing as his physique.

From The Guardian • Jul. 17, 2014

They toss their hair and smile with teeth you see only in America, white, perfect, and everyone has tanned movie-star legs.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 15, 1999

Under the tropical sun, which, by the way, has tanned you to a mahogany colour, Hughes, it reminds one of the strawberries of England.

From The Ruined Cities of Zululand by Walmsley, Hugh Mulleneux

The sun on the Bulgarian battlefields has tanned me past recognition.

From The Eichhofs A Romance by Reichenbach, Moritz von

The pure breed has tanned cheeks and black ears.

From Anecdotes of Dogs by Jesse, Edward