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Examples
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There was an ashen pallor to his skin beneath its burnt-in tan.
Western Man Janet Dailey 2011
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There was an ashen pallor to his skin beneath its burnt-in tan.
Western Man Janet Dailey 2011
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There was a beautifully made spoon with a burnt-in pattern on one of these places when I left
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A hundred feet up the trail was another sign, this one resembling the signs in national forests, yellow burnt-in letters on brown-painted boards: 'Welcome.
The Night Crew Sandford, John, 1944 Feb. 23- 1997
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It said that my deed was as a mark on me, a burnt-in mark such as Abel put on his sheep, that no man should slay me.
Back to Methuselah George Bernard Shaw 1903
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The day had recovered somewhat from a grey morning, as though the glow of that long hot summer were too burnt-in on the air to yield to the first assault.
Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works John Galsworthy 1900
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The day had recovered somewhat from a grey morning, as though the glow of that long hot summer were too burnt-in on the air to yield to the first assault.
The Patrician John Galsworthy 1900
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Face long and narrow, bronzed with a kind of pale burnt-in brownness; a good forehead.
Villa Rubein, and other stories John Galsworthy 1900
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Face long and narrow, bronzed with a kind of pale burnt-in brownness; a good forehead.
Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works John Galsworthy 1900
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There was a beautifully made spoon with a burnt-in pattern on one of these places when I left
Travels in West Africa Mary H. Kingsley 1881
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