swarthy

Example Sentences

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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

Snow, the King in the North, was the perfect swarthy counterpart in his dark leather and furs.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2019

This officer was thin and swarthy, and he had sad eyes.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 7, 2019

He, on the other hand, was swarthy, big fishhook of a nose, two inches shorter than she.

From New York Times • Nov. 2, 2018

He knew Lem Harvey—a huge fellow with hulking shoulders and a sullen, swarthy face.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham