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Examples
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The workman, a leathery-faced man in his sixties, seemed bewildered by the question.
I’ll Walk Alone Mary Higgins Clark 2011
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The leathery-faced Scotsman caddying in Updike's story isn't just a fount of savvy golf wisdom; he proves to be an oracle as well.
What Links Wodehouse, Fleming and Updike? Eric Felten 2011
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I miss late-night anthems and shots of flags and fighter jets and leathery-faced Indian chiefs crying at litter.
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As I walked up to a Kinko's the other day, I saw this leathery-faced man sitting out front of the Robek's Juice-o-Rama next door.
Liza Palmer: John Mayer and Jessica Simpson? Yeah, I Totally Get It 2008
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A leathery-faced rag-dealer upon a little pony-drawn cart soared up over the tumult by virtue of his voice.
The Food of the Gods and how it came to Earth Herbert George 2004
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She studied the leathery-faced, blue-eyed, stubbled desert man with disbelief.
Invasion Cook, Robin, 1940- 2000
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Native workers, under the direction of a leathery-faced, ex – military man in a green pith helmet, would hurriedly cut bamboo poles, lash them together, and erect Kon-Tiki-like platforms, on stilts, sturdy enough to support crowds of people.
Saigon Quartet Pyle, Richard 1999
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Still, smooth-cheeked like Edarra or as leathery-faced as white-haired Sorilea, they carried themselves with a self-possession easily matching the Aes Sedai's.
A Crown of Swords Jordan, Robert, 1948- 1996
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The leathery-faced Wise One nodded as though everything had been settled.
The Fires of Heaven Jordan, Robert, 1948- 1993
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"It appears you've lost your pilot," the leathery-faced intruder told them.
The Ringworld Engineers Niven, Larry 1980
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