How to Use pleather in a Sentence

pleather

noun
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  • The cherries are made of pom-poms with a pleather leaf.
    — Ashley Carman, The Verge, 29 Apr. 2018
  • Break out the black pleather, Dr. Martens and dog collars, y’all.
    — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 13 May 2022
  • The headboard behind him was white pleather and attached to the wall.
    — Lorrie Moore, The New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2020
  • The pleather hide-a-bed couch from his younger days, more duct tape than anything else.
    — Janet Moore, Star Tribune, 15 Jan. 2021
  • The 20-year-old wore an oversized tee with brown pleather pants and white Nike sneakers for the event.
    — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 Sep. 2017
  • Take the Ebossy long pleather trench coat, for example.
    — Kayla Blanton, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2023
  • A replica pleather All-Star baseball can be had for just $10.
    — George Richards, miamiherald, 9 July 2017
  • That meant a mesh shirt, pants made of different kinds of pleathers and a neoprene dress.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 30 Apr. 2023
  • Coulee, in a pixie ice-blue wig and neck to thigh-high-boot pleather, danced circles around Velour.
    — Morgan Greene, chicagotribune.com, 23 June 2017
  • Gone are the red paint, dark carpeting and pleather banquettes.
    — Dominic Armato, azcentral, 9 Mar. 2020
  • From pleather to velour and tweed, there are a lot of fun, odd-ball fabrics adorning puffer coats this winter.
    — Megan Gustashaw, GQ, 11 Dec. 2017
  • Leather Keychains Upgrade her keyring with these leather (or pleather) pulls.
    — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 23 Mar. 2021
  • Worn with corsetry, dark leather, and heavy boots, however, any pair of opera gloves (not just the pleather and latex ones) takes on a punk edge.
    — Jake Smith, Glamour, 21 Sep. 2022
  • In this course, students will learn how to sneak out with tiny hors d’œuvres lining every inch of their pleather jackets.
    — Briana Haynie, The New Yorker, 6 June 2020
  • And none of the petrochemicals used to make pleather or vegan leather.
    — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 21 Sep. 2017
  • Each seat has plenty of legroom (think first class on a flight), and the pleather chairs recline by sliding forward to protect that leg space.
    — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2021
  • Throughout the day June and Lincoln stowed cash in a green pleather envelope kept hidden in the back behind the microwave.
    — Ew Staff, EW.com, 4 May 2021
  • Instead of pleather recliners, drill presses and a miter saw.
    — Andrew Zaleski, Popular Science, 3 June 2020
  • True patent leather is for luxe versions, but pleather, vinyl, nylon and even plastic-coated poplins work too.
    — Sharon Graubard, courant.com, 15 Aug. 2019
  • After abrasion testing, the pleather showed signs of mild to moderate wear.
    — Nikolas Greenwald, Good Housekeeping, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Endoscopy equipment lives on one side of the padded, gray-pleather operating chair.
    — Max G. Levy, Wired, 28 June 2021
  • Graphic tees and pleather jackets are a classic pairing that will never fail you.
    — Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 12 July 2019
  • Some of the unconscious victims were still inside the tavern, splayed on pleather couches or just lying on the dance floor — the dead and injured side by side.
    — New York Times, 6 July 2022
  • Sony’s chunky consumer-grade digicam said, her hand pecking around in her pleather handbag for a hanky.
    — Rob Beschizza, WIRED, 15 Dec. 2006
  • Instead, sequins, silks, loud prints, pleather, and gloves (so many varieties of gloves) are involved.
    — Devon Abelman, Allure, 30 Sep. 2021
  • With a graphic tee Graphic tees and pleather jackets are a classic pairing that will never fail you.
    — Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 27 June 2018
  • Eve's Instagram Story showed her in navy blue pleather pants with gold detailing and a cropped white halter top.
    — Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com, 8 Mar. 2022
  • Posting to Instagram on Monday night, the 21-year-old style icon shared a few snaps wearing a bright white bandeau top and pair of high-waisted neon pink pleather pants.
    — Avery Matera, Teen Vogue, 29 Aug. 2018
  • The plump pleather ear cushions ensure a comfortable fit even for long periods.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2021
  • There were pleather and classic trench coats for the unseasonably balmier days, and shearlings for when snow was expected in the forecast.
    — Brooke Bobb, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2018

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