swart

Example Sentences

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The rebel unionists settled back with a swallowed-the-canary attitude as Lee Pressman, C.I.O.'s swart, handsome general counsel, read the A. F. of L. telegram.

From Time Magazine Archive

Two thousand miles due south of the Yangtze lie the Dutch East Indies, whence Royal Dutch-Shell and its swart, dynamic head, Sir Henri Deterding, began their march around the world.

From Time Magazine Archive

Artist Benton is stocky, swart, amiable, intensely serious.

From Time Magazine Archive

To William Wyler, 42, short, swart director who graduated from bang-bang Westerns to a closer walk with art.

From Time Magazine Archive

His broad flat face was swart, his eyes were like coals, and his tongue was red; he wielded a great spear.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien