coal-black
Example Sentences
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On Fox News, Essayli, sporting a blue FBI windbreaker, hyped the arrest of Orellana, a quiet, wiry man with a long mane of coal-black hair.
From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2026
In 2011, nomads roaming the western Sahara encountered precious time capsules from Mars: coal-black chunks of a meteorite, strewn across the dunes.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 5, 2023
Donning a blue T-shirt and black shorts, his hair a coal-black, messy mound on his head, the writer was thoughtful, relaxed and casual.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2022
The coal-black front cover of the new edition is unadorned apart from one line, in white block letters: “What would happen if the president of the USA went stark-raving mad?”
From The Guardian ● Nov. 30, 2018
I could see from the flash of our lamps, as the rays fell on them, that the horses were coal-black and splendid animals.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
