leathered

past tense of leather

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of leathered Heeled, bubbled, square-toed, strapped or leathered out with metal accents like Longoria’s, the shape is proving its range. Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leathered
Verb
  • With notes of caramel, maple sugar, and whipped coconut, Ellis Brooklyn’s latest launch proves that sweet can still be sophisticated.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 12 Sep. 2025
  • As the winds whipped across the seaside links-style layout, the competition heated up.
    Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Red Antler processed the meat for him, the hide is being tanned, and the skull mounted.
    Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Global energy firms slashed thousands of jobs after the 2020 oil bust, leaving a skeletal workforce.
    Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Trump maintained Friday that the economy would be adding jobs if Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell had slashed benchmark interest rates, even though doing so to the degree that Trump wants could ignite higher inflation.
    Josh Boak, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Without appearing to look, Rogers flicked the ball round the corner, straight into the path of Madueke running in behind, cutting inwards from the right.
    Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Aniston’s new haircut incorporates more length and less volume, features a sleek root base, and focuses on the feathery, flicked ends of the original cut.
    Grace McCarty, Glamour, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The president has frequently lashed out at celebrities who have spoken out against him, recently including the likes of Taylor Swift, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel.
    Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Ben-Gvir, who leads a small far-right ultranationalist party, lashed out at the court ruling Sunday.
    Natalie Melzer, Twin Cities, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The matter is simply a new name slapped onto an old bottle.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The woman tried to free her hands, and the man slapped her,according to prosecutors.
    Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Leathered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leathered. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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