skins

Example Sentences

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These are of parchment, prepared from specially treated animal skins that had to be sewn together to accommodate the lofty towers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

To be taken seriously, a birdman needed a large collection of taxidermied birds, skins and eggs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

The barrels -- bound tightly with rope, their fabric skins stiffened and darkened with lacquer -- inevitably recall the Gulf's vast hydrocarbon wealth.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

The skins feature synthetic fibers that allow for smooth sliding in the forward direction, but provide grip so the skis don’t slide backward.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

At last the kernels of corn began to swell, and they swelled and swelled until their skins split open and began to peel off.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder