Examples Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of leathery
The black vulture's leathery gray head, on the other hand, looks like a shoulder-length helmet set atop some ancient, otherworldly, airborne soldier.
—
Jerry Butler, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2022
Because a leathery little scamp like E.T. is lovable only in the uninhibited mind of a child; fear, distrust, and paranoia are born of experience and disappointment.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 May 2022
The plants’ leaves are so leathery, that a power blower shouldn’t do this.
—Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Mar. 2022
Each embryo is immersed in nutritious fluids and encased in a leathery calcareous shell.
—Gabe Andrews, Scientific American, 31 Jan. 2022
See all Example Sentences for leathery 
Jerry Butler, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2022
Because a leathery little scamp like E.T. is lovable only in the uninhibited mind of a child; fear, distrust, and paranoia are born of experience and disappointment.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 May 2022
The plants’ leaves are so leathery, that a power blower shouldn’t do this.
—Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Mar. 2022
Each embryo is immersed in nutritious fluids and encased in a leathery calcareous shell.
—Gabe Andrews, Scientific American, 31 Jan. 2022
See all Example Sentences for leathery
Thesaurus Entries Near leathery
Cite this Entry
“Leathery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leathery. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share