black sheep
Example Sentences
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Princess Diana's sweater featuring a black sheep among rows of white ones was sold for £920,000 at an auction by Sotheby's in New York in 2023.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Our family is broken beyond repair, and I remain the black sheep.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
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
Lowell, spurned in his romantic life and treated as a black sheep by his dynastic family, found in Mars a calling, a raison d’être.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2025
After I apologized to him, he lectured me about the black sheep of his family.
From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata
