black
Example Sentences
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Bradley got work dancing at Connie’s Inn, the exclusive Harlem black-and-tan club where the draw for white patrons was bootleg liquor and black entertainers.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
The black car passed through the marked crosswalk at “insane speed,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
The following year, he began working as an instructor in the dance studio of Billy Pierce, a talent agent who found employment for black dancers.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Nancy Iskander told jurors that she was crossing a road with her three sons when she was forced to grab her youngest son and dive to avoid being hit by a black Mercedes SUV.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
There was a slice of black bread for each prisoner, too, then nothing more until we were given a ladle of turnip soup and a small boiled potato late in the afternoon.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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