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Examples

  • My cousin looked radiant as a lean, wiry man with dark blond hair, the wind-burned skin of a sportsman, and sharp features that reminded me of a hawk strode across the room.

    The Viognier Vendetta Ellen Crosby 2010

  • The stillness sent tremors across Ayas wind-burned skin.

    Scott Westerfeld: Uglies Quartet Scott Westerfeld 2010

  • But the next day, instead of looking pink and splotchy, my face looked wind-burned and frostbitten, as if I had been in the Arctic.

    Rinnavation Lisa Rinna 2009

  • But the next day, instead of looking pink and splotchy, my face looked wind-burned and frostbitten, as if I had been in the Arctic.

    Rinnavation Lisa Rinna 2009

  • His rough, wind-burned skin meant he spent little time indoors.

    A Good Night’s Work Lauri 2009

  • Attendees were wind-burned from a day of celebrating on the Mall, but in great spirits and cheering the new president.

    Christina Bellantoni: Kanye West ignites inaugural ball crowd 2009

  • His rough, wind-burned skin meant he spent little time indoors.

    Archive 2009-02-01 Lauri 2009

  • The stillness sent tremors across Ayas wind-burned skin.

    Extras Scott Westerfeld 2008

  • The stillness sent tremors across Ayas wind-burned skin.

    Extras Scott Westerfeld 2008

  • The stillness sent tremors across Ayas wind-burned skin.

    Extras Scott Westerfeld 2008

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