blackness
Example Sentences
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"What struck me wasn't necessarily just Earth, it was all the blackness around it. Earth was just this lifeboat hanging undisturbingly in the universe," said Koch.
From Barron's ● Apr. 11, 2026
Seeing our planet surrounded by the blackness of space "truly emphasised how alike we are, how the same thing keeps every single person on planet Earth alive," Koch said from space.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026
For white authors and readers, Morrison argued, blackness has been more metaphoric than real, a signifier of certain behavioral expectations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026
She continued up Lake Avenue, then suddenly plunged into blackness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2025
The glass ceiling and boarded-up walls ended, and whatever lay ahead was covered in silence and blackness.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
