Example Sentences

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The victim described the attacker to police as "white, olive skinned and tanned", a "muscular build" and "a shiny, hairless chest", Price said.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

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 tall, tanned, wearing shorts and flip-flops, and cracking jokes before even saying hello.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 4, 2025

Sam Gribley took off the burlap bag on which he had affixed Alice’s whole tanned chicken skin.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George