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
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
More than a black sheep, but rather a pink sheep, was how Sencion felt growing up as a queer child of Mexican immigrants on the Eastside of L.A.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2024
There’s the odd black sheep here and there, but never anything like the four of us.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
