How to Use tannery in a Sentence

tannery

noun
  • The tannery's ceilings are extra low to cut down on heating costs.
    — Zach Hughes, latimes.com, 2 May 2018
  • His father worked in a tannery that turned cow carcasses into leather.
    — Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The fine leathers are sourced from top tanneries in Italy, France and Spain.
    — Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Shriver farmed and built a gristmill and tannery on the property.
    — Samuel M. Riley, Baltimore Sun, 27 July 2024
  • To top it off, the interior is decked out in red leather from the same tanneries used by the marque.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Nearby, an old tannery is said to be protected by the spirit of a youth whose quest for love ended in tragedy.
    — Liz Alderman, New York Times, 9 July 2019
  • The town’s decline started decades ago as the lumber mills and tannery shops started closing.
    — Tim Craig, Washington Post, 23 June 2024
  • Each was given full artistic rein, so long as leathers from Ecco’s tanneries were used.
    — Nick Remsen, Vogue, 26 June 2023
  • Up to 50 pieces of leather, each stitched by hand for hours at the company’s tanneries, form the top of the shoe.
    — Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The beams are reclaimed wood from a Tennessee tannery (try to say that 10 times fast).
    — Brianna Griff, Chron, 18 Sep. 2022
  • Kanpur is home to thousands of tanneries, which have used the river as a dump for chemicals used to clean leather.
    — National Geographic, 21 Mar. 2018
  • The skin was sent to a tannery in South Australia and sold for some $5,000.
    — Ngm Maps, National Geographic, 1 Aug. 2019
  • Union soldiers burned the ironworks and cabins, leaving the foundry, tannery and gristmill in ruins.
    — al, 6 Mar. 2023
  • For Cate, the bigger challenge may not be ranchers or tanneries, but consumers.
    — Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • In the 19th Century, laborers at a tannery and glue works earned a day’s wage around here.
    — Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com, 28 Apr. 2018
  • The leather tanneries have been integral to the city’s economy for centuries.
    — Elle Benson Easton, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2024
  • If a tannery does not comply, brands sourcing from them will lose supply as the non-compliant product cannot be placed on the market.
    — Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 3 Dec. 2025
  • My family owned a tannery in Turkey, so I was born into the business.
    — Elizabeth Paton, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The team also found a tannery equipped with eight tubs where cattle skins were processed in the 18th and 19th centuries.
    — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Jan. 2020
  • Once guests cross the bridge and enter the new area, in clear view will be the district’s power source, a floating wind turbine that sits atop old fishing net tannery.
    — Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2023
  • The pilot will turn leather tannery waste into fibers using the same Spinnova process already used for wood and other waste.
    — Brooke Roberts-Islam, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2021
  • The house, built in the 18th century, was originally a tannery.
    — Candace Taylor, WSJ, 26 Apr. 2018
  • Start with a hide Leather tanneries start by ordering hides, which tend to be about 50 square feet and can weigh over 90 lbs.
    — Lara Sorokanich, Popular Mechanics, 2 Aug. 2016
  • In fact, the brand works closely with several tanneries in Igualada, a city near Barcelona, to source all its leather.
    — Andre Claudio, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
  • The bag is constructed from PFC-free satin and leather from ethical tanneries.
    — Fawnia Soo Hoo, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Recent livestreams include a tour of the tannery and a Q&A with an archaeologist.
    — Emily Matchar, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 May 2020
  • For Tanno, one favourite is when Patrizia and Mauricio visit the Gucci tannery for the first time.
    — Marie Lodi, refinery29.com, 25 Nov. 2021
  • The newest riff on the Clarks Wallabee is made with leather from Horween, the famous Chicago tannery.
    — Christine Flammia, Esquire, 13 Oct. 2017
  • Experts suspect pollution from the Waltrading SA tannery on the banks of the lagoon to be the cause.
    — Fox News, 7 Aug. 2020
  • Brands and tanneries can now verify where their leather comes from to ensure compliance with their sourcing policies and regulations.
    — Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 3 Dec. 2025

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