black

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

In addition, the school board last week reversed steep planned cuts to the Black Student Achievement Plan.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026

It started with the Black Monday crash in 1987, when the S&P 500 plummeted 20% in a day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

Most notably, he fired General Charles Q. Brown, the military’s highest-ranking Black officer.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

“The humidity is going to make the weather a few degrees warmer than the standing temperature,” said National Weather Service meteorologist Devin Black.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026

The thing that I love and hate about Rue’s grandmother is that she gives the best shade of any Black woman I’ve ever met.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold