black

Example Sentences

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“I remember investigative agencies being loath to bring him anything because he was a black hole.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The 3-year-old female with black fur entered Inyo County around 7 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Making his debut 16 years after being born in the city, he played in black and red until just shy of his 41st birthday.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

The friends coordinated songs and outfits, with Cynthia sporting a Stevie Nicks look with black lace gloves past her elbows.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

It was just a part of the wooden wall painted black.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck