How to Use skin in a Sentence

skin

1 of 2 noun
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  • These snakes shed their skins once a year.
  • Choose makeup that matches your skin tone.
  • His boots are made of alligator skin.
  • Potato skin is very nutritious.
  • Native Americans had many uses for animal skins.
  • The Thai bird’s eye chiles should be red and have tight skins.
    — Diep Tran, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
  • First, the skin is blanched to tighten and set its shape.
    — Condé Nast, Bon Appétit, 20 Mar. 2024
  • The skin protects the flesh and prevents it from sticking to the grill.
    — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 14 June 2023
  • The best cleanser for you will depend on your skin type.
    — Sarah Y. Wu, Glamour, 8 Mar. 2024
  • The skin will break down during the cooking process, and blend up well.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2023
  • So far, the project has confirmed 18 books to be bound in human skin.
    — Maham Javaid, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2024
  • That can make your skin turn purple, blue, green, or even black.
    — Julie Stewart, Men's Health, 21 July 2023
  • But the mask does so much more than invigorate the skin.
    — Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 5 Aug. 2023
  • The bugs will pierce your skin and inject saliva into the bite.
    — Maggie O'Neill, Health, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The various colors of the peach skins made for a very pretty dessert.
    — Melissa Gray, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Using the towel, and starting from the stem end, gently pull the skin off towards the tip.
    — Minerva Orduño Rincón, The Arizona Republic, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Many of us already use some form of retinoid on our facial skin.
    — Megan Decker, refinery29.com, 11 Apr. 2023
  • In rare cases, the infection can spread outside the lungs to places such as the skin, bones, brain and spinal cord.
    — Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN, 1 May 2023
  • With the exception of aluminum door skins, carbon-fiber forms the rest of the bodywork.
    — Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Unlike others, this one didn't feel heavy or look cakey on my skin.
    — Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Featuring two types of hyaluronic acids, this serum leaves your skin supple and plump to the touch.
    — Madison Feller, ELLE, 8 Apr. 2023
  • How to identify a tick bite Using tweezers, grip the body of the tick firmly and pull straight out of the skin, do not twist the tick.
    — Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press, 5 May 2023
  • The normally festive romance with the event felt hushed as those with the most skin in the game attempted to side-step the stains along the way.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2023
  • These rays are more likely to add to discoloration and wrinkling of your skin.
    — Sarah Klein, Health, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Add a viral skin care product from Drunk Elephant, the brand that all of Gen Z is shopping.
    — Blake Bakkila, Glamour, 9 Jan. 2024
  • That’s thanks to the phenolic compounds found in apple skins — a.k.a.
    — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 14 June 2023
  • Lupus can affect many parts of the body, including the joints, skin, brain, heart, lungs, and kidneys.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Symptoms of hay fever include a runny or stuffed nose, itchy eyes, and skin, and sneezing.
    — Devika Rao, The Week, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The skincare brand is renowned for its bio-advanced formulas that span skin, body, and hair care.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2023
  • The metal roof sheets and building supplies get hot, burning his skin.
    — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
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skin

2 of 2 verb
  • The hunter skinned the rabbit and prepared it for cooking.
  • I skinned my knee when I fell.
  • As the adage goes, there's more than one way to skin a cat.
    — Heather Wishart-Smith, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2022
  • There are a lot of ways to skin a gator hunt in the Southeast.
    — Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 9 Nov. 2020
  • The birds can be skinned rather than plucked and will stay moist in the cooker.
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Jan. 2020
  • The whale’s ribs jut out, skin over them as a blanket over knees.
    — Peter Wayne Moe, Longreads, 25 Feb. 2022
  • When the butter is hot, add the chicken pieces skin side down and brown.
    — cleveland, 1 June 2020
  • To remove the bone, place a thigh skin/skinned side down on a cutting board.
    — Bonnie S. Benwick, The Denver Post, 14 Aug. 2019
  • The skinning blade and gut hook blades are stiff while the fillet blade has a nice flex to it.
    — Matt Foster, Outdoor Life, 31 Jan. 2020
  • The only way to truly learn how to skin a deer is, well, to skin a deer.
    — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Oh, and too much of a good thing also applies to skin care.
    — Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2021
  • One of her guides is a trapper, who teaches her to skin a beaver.
    — Katrina Gulliver, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2022
  • To skin each beet, wrap it in a paper towel and give it a gentle squeeze.
    — Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Apr. 2021
  • As someone whose main goal is to skin puppies, Cruella De Vil hits the mark for all of the above.
    — Nitya Rao, Seventeen, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Once the pan is hot, place the salmon fillets skin side up and cook about 6 minutes, depending on the size of the pieces.
    — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2021
  • Place the salmon skinned side down and centered on top of the double layer of plastic wrap.
    — Kara Elder, Twin Cities, 9 Aug. 2019
  • With chicken still skin side down, place skillet in oven and roast—10 mins.
    — Kelsey Hurwitz, Woman's Day, 30 Oct. 2020
  • Arrange cod skinned side down in even layer on top of lemon slices.
    — NBC News, 17 Mar. 2020
  • The Snelsons have already skinned the animal to use the meat.
    — Leah Asmelash, CNN, 8 Sep. 2019
  • Arrange duck legs skin side up in a Dutch oven or a large deep roasting pan.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Place the breasts skin side down on grill and cook until golden brown, about 4 to 5 minutes.
    — Claire Perez, sun-sentinel.com, 31 Oct. 2019
  • There’s more than one way to skin a cat, this is a new script for defunding the police.
    — Andrew Mark Miller, Fox News, 28 July 2022
  • Beavers are skinned up the belly in what’s called an open style, and pelts can be sold at auction or tanned to keep.
    — Joseph Biebert, Outdoor Life, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Then there’s the face and body cleansing oil that leaves skin soft and nourished after one wash.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 30 June 2022
  • Larger knives, on the other hand, are best for skinning in one long swipe.
    — goodhousekeeping.com, 28 Apr. 2023
  • To easily skin a peach, bring a pot of water to a boil and fill a bowl with ice water.
    — Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2021
  • And nobody else seemed as thick skinned as me for attempting such a thing.
    — Martin E. Comas, orlandosentinel.com, 10 Dec. 2019
  • Anti-lift purists can skin five miles up to Eleven’s rustic hut, Le Ruitor.
    — Jen Murphy, Town & Country, 7 Oct. 2022
  • On the fossils, the researchers found cut marks consistent with someone using a stone tool to skin a large animal.
    — Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 2 Nov. 2023
  • This beloved French moisturizer snuggles skin with a rich, creamy formula of shea butter and aloe vera that’s like a soft blanket for the face.
    — Andrea Navarro, Glamour, 24 Nov. 2023

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