light-skinned
Example Sentences
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Clare and Irene, the two main characters in this electric novella, are both black but light-skinned.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
The video shows Mr. Mathurin getting in the face of a shorter, light-skinned man who was standing by the apartment complex’s stairwell.
From Washington Times • Nov. 1, 2023
The figure features a light-skinned rendition of the “Black Adam” star wearing blue slacks, a black belt, sneakers and a blue golf shirt — an ensemble that Johnson has never worn in actuality.
From Salon • Oct. 23, 2023
Irene and Clare are both light-skinned Black women who have made different choices about how to live their lives, but when they reconnect, they are both prompted to reckon with who, exactly, they are.
From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2023
He was a light-skinned black man with a shaved head, and he was always trying to make eye contact with me.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
