blacks and whites
Example Sentences
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“There’s no framing this tapestry, at least not yet, as the multicolored strands—the children’s greens, browns, and blues; my own blacks and whites; and all the wildflower hues of the hills—are still creating their story.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
“The lines remain blurred and the blacks and whites turn to gray,” says Hall.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2021
As they age their coats become a mesh of greys, browns, blacks and whites creating that distinctive hue that wows many a Lake District visitor.
From BBC • May 15, 2021
But Price would have mixed feelings about the song’s broad appeal, later remembering how local officials in the Jim Crow South resisted letting both blacks and whites attend his shows.
From Fox News • May 9, 2021
Most of Africa’s blacks and whites depended on farming or herding, or both, for their living.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
