black
Example Sentences
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Where some see a black comedy, others see horror and/or a bleak exploration of the pressures of motherhood — an increasingly popular subgenre referred to by some as “mum noir.”
From Los Angeles Times
The ore is refined from earth often referred to in the region as “black sands,” which is needed in large quantities to be valuable.
Police were called and the white man was arrested, but the black man had left before officers arrived.
From BBC
Until last Sunday, when black towers of smoke blotted out the sun.
From Barron's
The paint-spattered wooden floor is littered with pages from old newspapers, some scrumpled up, the black and white print obscured by vibrant splotches of colour.
From BBC
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