How to Use tanning in a Sentence

tanning

noun
  • As with any tanning mousse, prep is key.
    — Lily Wohlner, Allure, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Lisa gets into the tanning bed and instructs him to crank the heat up.
    — Jessica Wang, EW.com, 10 Feb. 2024
  • The salt and acid in urine acts as a pickling brine, a key first step in the tanning process.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2020
  • After the growth phase, which takes three to four weeks, the hides are shipped out for tanning.
    — Anne Field, Forbes, 5 May 2022
  • Meanwhile, her mother lounges in a tanning bed in the garage.
    — Amy Nicholson, Town & Country, 26 Feb. 2018
  • Need to carry it from the pool to the grass, for some extra tanning time on firm ground?
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 23 July 2025
  • The skin produces more melanin when exposed to the sun – that’s what tanning is.
    — Guy German, Fortune, 21 June 2026
  • The skin produces more melanin when exposed to the sun – that’s what tanning is.
    — Guy German, The Conversation, 18 June 2026
  • Senior year of high school, most of the girls in my group would hit the tanning bed a few times a week.
    — Nicole Catanese, Glamour, 22 Mar. 2018
  • In other words, any level of tanning is a sign of sun damage.
    — Jessica Chia, SELF, 9 Apr. 2024
  • There is not evidence that laying out and tanning is good for you.
    — The Atlantic, 17 June 2020
  • There's such a need for this type of tanning and having access to this in our area is such a gift.
    — Barry Adams, Star Tribune, 3 Apr. 2021
  • And always apply your self-tanner with a tanning mitt to avoid streaks.
    — Nikki Brown, PEOPLE.com, 1 June 2021
  • The next step is a lightweight self-tanning face drop from James Read.
    — Nicole Saunders, Harper's BAZAAR, 1 May 2019
  • In a backroom are the giant wooden drums that spin the hides dry as a last step in the tanning.
    — Zach Hughes, latimes.com, 2 May 2018
  • Spray tanning, on the other hand, offers you a safe, sunless glow.
    — Jenn Sinrich, SELF, 10 Dec. 2018
  • The durable and velvety soft tanning mitt is designed to keep self tanner off your palms and hands.
    — Tory Johnson, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The durable and velvety soft tanning mitt is designed to keep self tanner off your palms and hands.
    — Tory Johnson, ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Treatments include hot pools and steam rooms, wax wraps and tanning barrels, plus hearty healthy meals.
    — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • The drove to a tanning salon, and later left together in the same car.
    — Bianca Hillier, NBC News, 5 Feb. 2018
  • The points seem to have been bundled along with a stone knife, sharp stone flakes, scraping tools, and ocher for tanning hides.
    — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 5 Nov. 2020
  • Flesh is then given a chemical bath comprised of salt in a process called tanning.
    — Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Dec. 2025
  • The skin will then be put into a solution for a few days to begin the tanning and leather process.
    — Lizzy Alspach, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2024
  • The law was too late for the tanning salon case from Buffalo, though.
    — Mitch Smith, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2018
  • Police said Criel videotaped a person who was in the process of tanning.
    — Phil Rockrohr, chicagotribune.com, 24 Oct. 2019
  • The venal and hapless president in this book owns a tanning bed.
    — Dwight Garner, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2020
  • The tanning needs to be done right, and the end product needs be pretty to everyone’s eye.
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Dec. 2022
  • Little did Hathaway know, tanning would be the least of his worries.
    — Simon Bland, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2024
  • The kit comes with tanning foam, an applicator mitt, and a storage pouch.
    — Louryn Stramp, Wired, 22 June 2021
  • The massive outdoor area features a pool with a slide, a spa and hot tub, fountains and a tanning ledge.
    — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Sep. 2021

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