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 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 from her own holiday on the Adriatic coast, Agostini said she felt the quake there herself and instantly thought of her 85-year-old mother, Gilda Morante.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 24, 2016
Tanned and fit, he looks ready for the little red light to blink on.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2015
Tanned and athletic, always ready with an easy smile.
From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin
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