leather-lunged
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of leather-lunged
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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He was a rock star playing a rock star, leather-lunged and imperious but also grinning to let everyone share the joke.
From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2018
"Not only does Staunton display greater leather-lunged force in the show-stopping numbers such as Everything's Coming Up Roses... She also packs more into this whirlwind-restless, tormented spirit," he said.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2015
The songs put dance beats, rock guitars, piano hymns, string orchestras and hip-hop loops at the disposal of her voice, all leading to those leather-lunged payoffs.
From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2012
Even boos that sometimes drift down out of the stands when he comes to bat are compliments, an obverse brand of recognition that the leather-lunged reserve for the good ones.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Sister, that’s what I’m doin’,” Preacher Parr retorted, leather-lunged.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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