fair-skinned
Example Sentences
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Vargas Llosa’s social position — as part of the well-to-do, fair-skinned, Spanish-speaking elite — also raised questions about how he would govern a country made up largely of Indigenous people and mixed-race mestizos.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2025
The police department’s Facebook account posted pictures of the suspect, who appears to be a White or fair-skinned man, Monday after a fire was reported at the Mercy Center mosque.
From Washington Times • Apr. 26, 2023
They are more common in fair-skinned people who have less skin pigmentation, Avram said.
From Washington Post • Jan. 11, 2023
"They are very fair-skinned so they can be burnt, so they use mud to keep themselves cool and it act as a sun cream," she added.
From BBC • Aug. 11, 2022
She thinks of her ancestors, those fair-skinned Conquistadores arriving in this new world, not knowing that the gold they sought was this blazing light.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
