How to Use aniline in a Sentence

aniline

noun
  • The interior of my test truck was wrapped in soft black aniline leather.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 17 Oct. 2020
  • Top-grain aniline leather and the bright minds behind CB2 will do that.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Socks made with aniline dyes inflamed men’s feet and gave garment workers sores and even bladder cancer.
    — National Geographic, 17 Oct. 2016
  • The Wheat semi-aniline leather comes with dark gray stitching and piping; the Graphite leather gets medium gray stitching and piping.
    — star-telegram, 30 June 2018
  • The shoes are crafted in Italy, and are made from full-grain calfskin leather that’s aniline-dyed to amplify the leather’s natural texture and grains.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • In 1863, an even cheaper synthetic aniline black dye was developed.
    — Shelley Puhak, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2017
  • Also available is Wheat or Graphite upholstery, in standard leather or premium semi-aniline leather.
    — star-telegram, 30 June 2018
  • My premium aniline plus leather version falls on the pricier end of that spectrum at $3,199, but is designed with a protective coating to help keep it in prime condition for years.
    — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
  • On safety and environment, Li said the company’s fermentation and formulations avoid aniline, formaldehyde, and heavy metals.
    — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 11 Nov. 2025
  • While Bio4PURConti’s goal is to reduce aniline’s carbon footprint, the substance has a complex legacy in indigo dyeing production.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 17 June 2026
  • The team converted plastics such as PET bottles, nylon, and polyurethane into chemical feedstocks that helped drive the production of anilines, an important class of industrial compounds.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
  • In 2018, Archroma introduced aniline-free indigo dye, which has been adopted by Advance Denim and G-Star Raw.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 17 June 2026
  • Sunlight replaces fossil hydrogen The system converted 24 different nitroarenes into anilines with yields ranging from 83 percent to 99 percent.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
  • Cruise the Land Besides seats and running boards, the Heritage also loses two cupholders (10 versus the regular 12), the cooler box in the center console, and the standard model's semi-aniline leather.
    — Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 24 Apr. 2020
  • German chemical and materials manufacturing company Covestro is addressing the environmental impact of aniline, a substance used in the production of synthetic indigo dye.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 17 June 2026

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