How to Use skinned in a Sentence

skinned

adjective

• The bare legs with skinned knees will haunt me.
  — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2026
• When shopping for beets, look for firm and smooth-skinned beets.
  — Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Feb. 2023
• She was slightly built, light-skinned, with dark hair and eyes.
  — Manuel Jaén, National Geographic, 4 June 2020
• Six-four and fair-skinned, Layne has alert blue eyes and a gray beard.
  — Abby Aguirre, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2021
• Beets Simmer strained beet juice or boil fresh skinned beets.
  — Rita Nader Heikenfeld, The Enquirer, 7 Apr. 2023
• The suspects are described as young light-skinned men.
  — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
• Rob lifted its skinned rat gently.
  — Blair Braverman, Outside, 7 Dec. 2025
• Think of a child with a skinned knee who is met with yelling instead of hugging.
  — Christin Perry, Parents, 12 Mar. 2026
• Black people were shot, skinned, burned alive, bludgeoned, and hanged from trees.
  — National Geographic, 4 June 2020
• Even a big Midwestern buck isn’t thick skinned or heavy boned.
  — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 28 Nov. 2024
• She is depicted as dark-skinned, dressed in blue, head bent, and hands clasped in prayer.
  — Nina Strochlic, National Geographic, 24 Dec. 2019
• Because berries are fragile fruits that are thin-skinned, one bad berry can turn the whole bunch.
  — Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 9 July 2021
• He was described as as dark-skinned with slight acne and a low haircut.
  — Howard Koplowitz | [email protected], al, 28 Jan. 2022
• Was a skinned dog found near the students' house connected to the case?
  — Li Cohen, CBS News, 2 Dec. 2022
• Holy crap, Arsenal fans are thin skinned.
  — Michael Cox, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
• At the rear of those thin-skinned skyscrapers comes a pack of motley buildings.
  — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 30 Sep. 2021
• Thin-skinned, sweet oranges are the best choice for slicing and dry roasting.
  — Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2020
• The man who shot the woman was described as a light-skinned black man wearing all black.
  — Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 14 Feb. 2017
• Cool the skinned hazelnuts and then blitz them to a fine meal with the flour in a food processor.
  — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, The Denver Post, 26 Nov. 2019
• That's a load of actives, so this serum may not be the best for sensitive-skinned folks.
  — Lily Wohlner, Allure, 24 Jan. 2026
• The models on the boxes and bottles are all light-skinned, many with blue eyes and blonde hair.
  — Kang-Chun Cheng, Quartz, 11 Aug. 2021
• Serve with side dishes that add some color to the plate such as red-skinned potatoes and green beans.
  — Anne Schamberg, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 Oct. 2017
• The scene takes place in a Muslim court between a dark-skinned king and a light-skinned thief.
  — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2026
• This career is best avoided by the impatient or the thin-skinned.
  — Yec, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2021
• What is the role of skin tone among the vanguard, knowing that so many at the forefront were lighter-skinned?
  — Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2021
• The stranger yanked the bandana down, revealing the face of a dark-skinned black woman.
  — Clarkisha Kent, The Root, 11 Mar. 2018
• Once, on the micro going to work, a tall, dark-skinned woman had gotten on the bus.
  — Stephanie Green, chicagotribune.com, 20 July 2019
• The skinned knees, the bruised egos, the broken hearts are required by adulthood for entry.
  — Scott Craven, USA TODAY, 13 June 2018
• This is a yellow-skinned variety.
  — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 1 June 2026
• My great-grandmother was born at the turn-of-the-century and was very light-skinned.
  — Abrima Sims-Erwiah, refinery29.com, 22 Sep. 2020