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Example Sentences
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When the oil tanker Sea Empress ran aground 30 years ago, some of south Wales' best-known beaches turned black.
From BBC
“Wuthering Heights” begins with a slowly intensifying squeaking noise, bellowing out over a blank black frame.
From Salon
Some days it’ll be all black or white, but he’s always pulling fits.
From Los Angeles Times
Astronomers have directly observed a massive dying star skip a supernova explosion and instead collapse into a black hole.
From Science Daily
In this photograph, the contraption’s legs can be glimpsed jutting out from behind Lincoln’s knees; it had been placed on a black box to extend its reach.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
