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
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
One episode inverts the tired old scenario in which white explorers are threatened with death by dark-skinned natives; here, the captors are Nordic warrior women.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 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
A dark-skinned girl with tight rows of braids looks up and gives me a guarded smile.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
