How to Use thick skin in a Sentence

thick skin

noun
  • The zest from the fruit's thick skin is also used in recipes.
    — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Growth requires thick skin and belief in your vision.
    — Essence, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Imagine the personal toll, even with a thick skin?
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 14 Nov. 2025
  • Being in on the joke has helped Codel manage the responses, but so has having thick skin.
    — Melina Khan, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
  • The performance center now features flooring made from rubber with a quarter-inch thick skin on top.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
  • What is slightly more surprising is that his barber, Víctor Martínez, should have to share that same thick skin.
    — Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Putting your life up online — and on one of the biggest streaming platforms in the world — is an occupation that requires an almighty thick skin.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The oxidation of your pumpkin’s insides can mean that mold and bacteria begin to form on that inner flesh that is no longer protected after the thick skin of the gourd is compromised through carving.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Anna lives with Harlequin ichthyosis, a rare genetic skin disease where a baby is born with hard, thick skin that is prone to cracking and splitting apart, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
  • In Chicago specifically, the front-office executive emphasized, the list of prerequisites for the job had to include thick skin, self-assurance and presence.
    — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026

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