inky

Example Sentences

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“We didn’t see it at the time, but item by inky item we were turning him into a New York icon,” wrote former Page Six reporter and editor Susan Mulcahy in a 2016 Politico piece.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Elsewhere, a stripe of lemon yellow radiates against an inky background, interrupted by numerous dark patches.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Hamlet-figures dressed in inky black, they are both processing loss.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2025

Dressed in all-black, he marks a written confession with an inky fingerprint: "I'm very sorry."

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2025

Another touch and it was an inky blue.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull