lily white
Example Sentences
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But if Jackson seemed like an awkward fit for a mostly rural, lily-white state, he nonetheless saw possibilities there.
From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026
It’s a beautiful, sometimes shocking NC-17 story, kept out of the lily-white, upper crust canon of literature — until now.
From Washington Post • Jul. 11, 2022
Historically, Disney has been late to break its streak of lily-white content, but the Prouds brought a Black family to the channel.
From New York Times • Aug. 17, 2020
No longer a caricature of a rich lily-white County, it’s 40% non-Hispanic white, 34% Hispanic, 21.7% Asian and 2.1% Black.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2020
Quickly those lily-white ankles became covered in mud.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
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