black and blue
Example Sentences
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The singer re-emerged wearing a sparkly black-and-blue outfit complete with roller skates as he introduced will.i.am for their collaboration OMG - a song title which reflected the crowd's reaction.
From BBC • Feb. 11, 2024
He rolled up to the tent outside the harborside hotel in a black-and-blue Bugatti Chiron, and he briefly delayed his first interview session to answer texts from his wife.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2022
Again, the black-and-blue color pairing is not the most pleasing to the eye, but actress Rose gets extra points here for matching her edgy hairstyle to her rainbow platform Crocs.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2020
Revel’s black-and-blue mopeds have the acceleration of a motorcycle, the nimbleness of a bicycle, and, on New York streets where the speed limit is 25 mph, the legal top speed of a car.
From Slate • Aug. 29, 2019
A nasty black-and-blue swelled along his right cheek.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
