complect

Example Sentences

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“Dad was dark complected and, because he grew up in San Antonio and went to Alamo Heights High School, he spoke Spanish fluently,” said his son.

From Washington Times

Police describe the man as wearing a black baseball hat pulled down to his eyebrows, a black shirt and as having a “light complected” skin tone.

From Seattle Times

A white girl named Elma Jesup claims she has given birth to twins, one with light skin like her own and the other “just complected dark,” as she explains to Freddie Wilson, the alleged father.

From Seattle Times

Imagine my reaction when I, someone of a darker complected tone is called not really black because of my experiences and activities.

From New York Times

This core theme of youth mobilization campaigns has persisted, election after election, regardless of who’s running for office, and even as new and differently complected cohorts aged into and out of the “youth” demographic.

From Washington Post