dark-skinned
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Block is a tall, dark-skinned Black man with locs and striking, expressive eyes.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Growing up as a tall, dark-skinned, plus-size Black woman in Florida, she did not see many women who looked like her on the pages of glossy magazines or fashion blogs.
From Salon ● Nov. 16, 2025
Mrs Brittle said she saw a tall, dark-skinned man sitting at a high table, wearing a silver top with the hood up.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 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
One of them, a dark-skinned man in his early twenties with thick, knitted eyebrows twirled a whip in his hand and rhythmically swatted the side of the truck with it.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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