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
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
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
Instead, in Francesca Sloane and Glover's spy thriller, the two leads are people of color — one a dark-skinned Black man and the other a half-Japanese woman – creating a different dynamic.
From Salon ● Feb. 11, 2024
A few people file in—two Candor with guns; a dark-skinned, older Candor man; a Dauntless woman I don’t recognize.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
