black book

Example Sentences

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Part of the answer is simple: his infamous black book of contacts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

"This decision has been taken following very difficult trading conditions, including black book realignment, the increase in business rates, national insurance and other business expenses," he said.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

Former Times writer Jayson Jenks was particularly enthralled and used to insist I absolutely had to write a column about my little black book.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2023

And in this box, as you say, I came across this little black book, and it was tied with cream ribbon.

From Salon • Oct. 22, 2023

At Arriaga, in northern Chiapas, snapshots of the dead are placed in a black book on Police Chief Reyder Cruz Toledo’s desk.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario