Example sentences for: tan

How can you use “tan” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Burka `loose woman's garment covering entire body,' for example, can also be spelled bourka, burkha, burga, burqa , or bourkha , while mahua `type of tree' can also be spelled mahwa , mohwa, mowha, mowra , or mowrah . Loanwords with five recognized spellings include: chador, chadar, chuddar, chudder, chaddar `woman's cloth head covering'; mahseer, mahsir, mahsur, mahaseer, mahasir `freshwater fish'; mali, mallee, mallie, mally, molly `member of a gardening caste'; naik, naig, naique, naigue, nayak `leader, corporal'; and tussah, tusseh, tusser, tussor, tussur `tan silk; also the silkworm producing it.

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  • Arthur, in a green knit cap and tan winter jacket,...rise[s] in morning darkness to begin a 90-minute trip to school.

  • How could I resist," he asked, " a chance to get a head-start on my summer tan?"

  • It is still better for a woman to be a branca (light skin, hair without tight curls, thin lips, narrow nose) than a morena (tan skin, wavy hair, thicker lips, broader nose); and better to be a morena than a mulata (darker skin, tightly curled hair).


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