swarthy
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"You miss Russell Crowe, but Mescal is always watchable, with a stocky, swarthy, brooding presence," he added in the four-star review.
From BBC • Nov. 11, 2024
When I met up with Mr. Lamoureux for our first one-on-one session on a Friday afternoon at the foundation’s Midtown offices, I learned he didn’t resemble the actor — less swarthy, for one.
From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2019
“Belushi’s looks are ideal for the role: at once swarthy and cherubic, he suggests a baby sunk in dissipation.”
From Washington Post • Jul. 25, 2018
A swarthy man with smooth dark hair was sitting in a red leather armchair with a copy of the Financial Times and a cup of tea.
From The New Yorker • Mar. 27, 2017
We passed houses which I knew well by daylight but couldn’t recollect in the swarthy gloom.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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