dark-skinned
Example Sentences
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Block is a tall, dark-skinned Black man with locs and striking, expressive eyes.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
The choice of casting raised eyebrows because Robbie, at 35, is older than Catherine Earnshaw, who is a teenager in the book; while Heathcliff is described by Brontë as being "dark-skinned".
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2025
Wang wanted to explore class and colorism, so another of the novel’s white characters, Hilary Starr, became dark-skinned and Southeast Asian.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2024
“We younger Negro artists who create now intend to express our individual dark-skinned selves without fear or shame,” a young Langston Hughes proclaimed in an essay nearly 100 years ago.
From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2024
I am teamed up for patrol with the dark-skinned boy that winked at me earlier in the day.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
