leathery

Example Sentences

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One of my favorite passages captures Mr. Haskell’s first encounter, in Australia, with a Moreton Bay fig tree, its thick, leathery foliage crowded by figbirds longing for the tree’s fruits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Swell sharks depend on kelp to lay their leathery eggs, making them vulnerable to kelp forest loss.

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2025

I was never put off by his lumpy, leathery body, nor his hooked claws.

From Salon • May 4, 2024

Finally, he reached the patch of ground-hugging branches about 90 feet wide with stiff, leathery green leaves, their edges wavy and edged with sharp spines.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2023

He was lean and leathery from the sun, with a scraggling beard.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss