dark-skinned
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile Heathcliff is described in the novel, written in 1847, as "dark-skinned", although his ancestry is ambiguous.
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026
Rodriguez’s wife, whom he described as a dark-skinned Latina with degrees from DePaul and Northwestern universities, won’t leave the house without her passport.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025
“We younger Negro artists who create now intend to express our individual dark-skinned selves without fear or shame,” a young Langston Hughes proclaimed in an essay nearly 100 years ago.
From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2024
According to church tradition, in 1531 the dark-skinned virgin appeared to the Indigenous peasant Juan Diego and her image was imprinted on his cloak, which is on display inside the church.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 12, 2023
There’s only a big, dark-skinned guy in deep blue robes and a matching blue African kufi hat embroidered with silvery stars.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
