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

First, one must peel back its leathery skin, which, when ripe, is a beautiful shade of pinkish-red, sometimes with faint streaks of gold or light green.

From Salon • Sep. 6, 2025

The sun's rays also dry out skin, making it coarse and leathery.

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2024

When the peppers are ready, their skin will become almost leathery and wrinkled.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2024

They grumbled continually as they built and rebuilt with leathery, deliberate hands their pyramids of mottled greenish oranges and mangoes and curved embankments of hard green bananas.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver