How to Use tanning in a Sentence

tanning

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  • The salt and acid in urine acts as a pickling brine, a key first step in the tanning process.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2020
  • After the growth phase, which takes three to four weeks, the hides are shipped out for tanning.
    — Anne Field, Forbes, 5 May 2022
  • The 30-by-14-foot pool has a tanning ledge with bubblers.
    — Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Sep. 2021
  • Lisa gets into the tanning bed and instructs him to crank the heat up.
    — Jessica Wang, EW.com, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Senior year of high school, most of the girls in my group would hit the tanning bed a few times a week.
    — Nicole Catanese, Glamour, 22 Mar. 2018
  • The next step is a lightweight self-tanning face drop from James Read.
    — Nicole Saunders, Harper's BAZAAR, 1 May 2019
  • In a backroom are the giant wooden drums that spin the hides dry as a last step in the tanning.
    — Zach Hughes, latimes.com, 2 May 2018
  • The FDA has taken a number of steps to curb tanning bed use.
    — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 1 Mar. 2017
  • Meanwhile, her mother lounges in a tanning bed in the garage.
    — Amy Nicholson, Town & Country, 26 Feb. 2018
  • And, of course, not to be forgotten, the GOP plans would delete a 10 percent tax on the use of tanning beds.
    — Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News, 5 July 2017
  • There's such a need for this type of tanning and having access to this in our area is such a gift.
    — Barry Adams, Star Tribune, 3 Apr. 2021
  • So the moment spray tanning became a thing, I was sold.
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 18 Oct. 2019
  • The drove to a tanning salon, and later left together in the same car.
    — Bianca Hillier, NBC News, 5 Feb. 2018
  • The points seem to have been bundled along with a stone knife, sharp stone flakes, scraping tools, and ocher for tanning hides.
    — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 5 Nov. 2020
  • But when the younger Mr. Serafino opened one of the doors, the room inside was dark and cool; less like a tanning booth, more like a garage.
    — Written By Annie Correal; Photographs By Vincent Tullo, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2017
  • To prevent streaks and orange palms, use a tanning mitt.
    — Elizabeth Denton, Seventeen, 24 July 2015
  • The tanning needs to be done right, and the end product needs be pretty to everyone’s eye.
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Dec. 2022
  • The skin will then be put into a solution for a few days to begin the tanning and leather process.
    — Lizzy Alspach, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2024
  • The law was too late for the tanning salon case from Buffalo, though.
    — Mitch Smith, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2018
  • Police said Criel videotaped a person who was in the process of tanning.
    — Phil Rockrohr, chicagotribune.com, 24 Oct. 2019
  • Over the course of a 34-minute film, the tanning discussion flashes by in less than 90 seconds.
    — Erik Wemple, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2022
  • The massive outdoor area features a pool with a slide, a spa and hot tub, fountains and a tanning ledge.
    — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Sep. 2021
  • An invigorating scent of the sea mixed with the sweet aroma of tanning oils on the skin.
    — Cécilia Pelloux, Forbes, 10 May 2021
  • In other words, any level of tanning is a sign of sun damage.
    — Jessica Chia, SELF, 9 Apr. 2024
  • It’s linked with too much exposure to sun or tanning beds.
    — Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2018
  • Skip the hotel pool, grab your towel and head down the street to the private Astir Beach for a day of tanning and maybe a bit of volleyball.
    — Danielle Pointdujour, Essence, 15 July 2019
  • Spray tanning, on the other hand, offers you a safe, sunless glow.
    — Jenn Sinrich, SELF, 10 Dec. 2018
  • And always apply your self-tanner with a tanning mitt to avoid streaks.
    — Nikki Brown, PEOPLE.com, 1 June 2021
  • Here's what to know before trying artificial tanning while pregnant.
    — Robin Elise Weiss, Phd, Parents, 29 July 2024
  • Tip Many health care providers suggest that pregnant people avoid artificial tanning methods (including self-tanners or tanning beds).
    — Robin Elise Weiss, Phd, Parents, 29 July 2024

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