coal-black

Example Sentences

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In 2011, nomads roaming the western Sahara encountered precious time capsules from Mars: coal-black chunks of a meteorite, strewn across the dunes.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 5, 2023

The tangled knot of boxcars operated by Norfolk Southern Railway shot out flames reaching 100 feet and sent a massive plume of coal-black smog into the air that could be seen for miles.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2023

Donning a blue T-shirt and black shorts, his hair a coal-black, messy mound on his head, the writer was thoughtful, relaxed and casual.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2022

The novel is a deceptively mild but coal-black comedy about a woman who has the temerity to open a bookshop in a small town where no one, not even the local poltergeist, wants one.

From Slate • Aug. 27, 2018

I smiled again, still keeping my coal-black filling under concealment.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger