black sheep
Example Sentences
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While Magyar will only take office next month, his team has already held two rounds of talks with high-ranking EU officials as they look to bring black sheep Budapest back into the fold.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
Lowell, spurned in his romantic life and treated as a black sheep by his dynastic family, found in Mars a calling, a raison d’être.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2025
When FTX went down, the organized crypto industry went to great lengths to paint Bankman-Fried as a black sheep.
From Slate • Mar. 10, 2025
Elphaba is the black sheep of her family, having been born with green skin unlike her parents.
From Salon • Dec. 5, 2024
He said quietly, “There is a black sheep in every family.”
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
