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black

[blak] / blæk /
ADJECTIVE
lacking hue and brightness; light-absorbing.
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ADJECTIVE
enveloped in darkness
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Example Sentences

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But through the thick, black smoke of war and an internet blackout, small fragments of information are getting out of Iran.

From BBC

The problem is a black eye for Hyundai as it ramps up sales of the redesigned Palisade, one of its most popular models.

From The Wall Street Journal

Finish with torn basil, a decisive grind of black pepper, perhaps a small squeeze of lemon if it needs brightness.

From Salon

He wrote in his autobiography that they had split because she had "enough of the absentee husband, enough of the selfishness and the black moods".

From BBC

On a washing line outside, prisoners’ laundry was coated in black ash.

From The Wall Street Journal