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Recent Examples of buckskin
In his vision, Eddie saw my father on his horse, wearing his war bonnet and buckskins, riding into the other world, the warrior heading home.
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Christa Swanson, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
The mind thrills to imagine a genderless prophet among the brocades and buckskin breeches of Revolutionary America, weirding out the normies, sticking a flower in the barrel of a musket, and goading the new nation to let its hair down—literally.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, Navajo baby carriers are built from a Ponderosa pine frame laced with buckskin straps.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Nov. 2025
Even if hair is to be removed later in making buckskin or leather, use salt now to give the hide better quality.
—Maurice H. Decker, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2025
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Christa Swanson, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
The mind thrills to imagine a genderless prophet among the brocades and buckskin breeches of Revolutionary America, weirding out the normies, sticking a flower in the barrel of a musket, and goading the new nation to let its hair down—literally.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, Navajo baby carriers are built from a Ponderosa pine frame laced with buckskin straps.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Nov. 2025
Even if hair is to be removed later in making buckskin or leather, use salt now to give the hide better quality.
—Maurice H. Decker, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for buckskin
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buckskin
Noun
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Some of the Native Americans depicted in these pages are clad with only a deerskin loincloth.—
Peter C. Mancall,
The Conversation,
25 May 2026
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Before the lean-to was finished, Tom crawled into it and wrapped the deerskin around his feet without taking his boots off.—
Elwyn "Bud" Myers,
Outdoor Life,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The roan colt is not just recognizable in the starting crush by his distinctive grey coat, looked at head-on, he’s easily seen by his bright royal blue padded noseband and the gold square on the black blinders whose fabric spans his forehead.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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The effort builds on roughly two years of development, during which the company has assembled the ancient bluebuck genome, created a reference genome using the roan antelope, completed comparative genomic analysis, and established foundational cellular and reproductive systems for the species.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
Noun
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The boots are crafted with soft sheepskin, which naturally wicks away moisture.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
3 June 2026
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The Petite Malle, inspired by the traditional Louis Vuitton trunk, down to the sheepskin lining.—
Alina Cho,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
Noun
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One o’clock in the morning, pitch black, no moon, no nothing, and every one of those bombs went right down those chutes, blew up.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
7 June 2026
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If that’s the case for you, consider hues like neutral taupe, classic black, or striking leopard.—
Ruby McAuliffe,
InStyle,
7 June 2026
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Holmes wore Malone Souliers’ Koko, a 45mm thong mule made in embossed calfskin leather with a basket-like texture.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
2 June 2026
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The watch is housed in a 40mm pink gold case and paired with an Astral Blue calfskin strap.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Like any Boise kid, William Goodman grew up knowing landmarks such as the rearing palomino above the Ranch Club in Garden City.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
30 Oct. 2025
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Rogers bought the ranch property to build a house with stables for his golden palomino horse, Trigger, as reported by the San Fernando Valley Times in November 1938.—
Sandra Barrera,
Daily News,
26 June 2025
Noun
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Get Tough Purchase ones made from cowhide, goatskin, or pigskin leather or abrasion-resistant canvas that will be harder for thorns to penetrate.—
Libby Monteith Minor,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2026
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The first violins were strung with sheep intestines, while early timpanis bore heads made from goatskin.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
13 Mar. 2026
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At cocktail hour, guests drifted back to the firepit for sunset cocktails like the green flow (gin, sorrel, mastiha liqueur) and bowls of local pistachios.—
Anya von Bremzen,
Travel + Leisure,
31 May 2026
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Most recently, Warthen worked on transforming the garden’s sorrel into a pistou to serve with scallops.—
Sara Rosenthal,
Denver Post,
27 May 2026
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“Buckskin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buckskin. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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