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Recent Examples of leathery
But since the skin is quite leathery and not as tearable as a banana peel, this is one occasion in which proper tools make the task much quicker and easier.
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Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Jan. 2025
Again came her measured footsteps, and with them Dev’s first encounter with the impossible, leathery taste of whiskey.
—Kanak Kapur, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
Almost 30 years later, my knee still puffs up with too much activity, the skin almost leathery to the touch.
—Megan Tady, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Its thick, leathery skin gives way to greenish-yellow flesh speckled with tiny seeds.
—Katie Chang, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Jan. 2025
Again came her measured footsteps, and with them Dev’s first encounter with the impossible, leathery taste of whiskey.
—Kanak Kapur, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
Almost 30 years later, my knee still puffs up with too much activity, the skin almost leathery to the touch.
—Megan Tady, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Its thick, leathery skin gives way to greenish-yellow flesh speckled with tiny seeds.
—Katie Chang, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Leathery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leathery. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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