black and blue
Example Sentences
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But instead of black and blue or white and gold, it's pink and purple or orange and blue.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
A pile of T-shirts that read “Zioness AF,” available in black and blue, sat unattended on a long table out front.
From Slate • Aug. 21, 2024
University student Gal Nishman got a tattoo on his back in black and blue ink combining a Star of David with the numerals 7/10.
From Reuters • Oct. 19, 2023
In two hours, Colorado was black and blue, unranked by the morning.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2023
From afar, the many green, black, and blue plastic tents jut into the sky like thousands of anthills with blackhaired people frittering in every direction.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
