black

Example Sentences

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Six of the XI who played in the first-Test win over the Black Caps at Lord's have been caught in late-night misdemeanours.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The 90-year-old Norman, who began working at Disney in the 1950s, became the studio’s first Black animator, contributing to films including “Sleeping Beauty,” “The Jungle Book” and “Robin Hood.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

In Carmichael, we lived in a tract house in a nice neighborhood, but we were the only Black kids in town.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The Artemis 2 mission featured the first Black man, Victor Glover, and the first woman, Christina Koch, to fly around the Moon.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Standing next to my mom is a small-framed Black woman with a kind smile and a determined gaze.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold