dark-skinned
Example Sentences
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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
Rodriguez’s wife, whom he described as a dark-skinned Latina with degrees from DePaul and Northwestern universities, won’t leave the house without her passport.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025
Some pointed out that Catherine is in her teens in the book, while Heathcliff is described in the novel, written in 1847, as "dark-skinned".
From BBC • Sep. 24, 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
Two strangers stood on the doorstep, one a small woman with a light brown complexion and curly hair and the other a striking dark-skinned man in his early twenties.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
