light-skinned
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The videos show a light-skinned man wearing dark clothing, a medical mask, beanie, and at times gloves and a cross-body bag.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025
“Blood Knot,” the breakthrough play in which he found his voice as a dramatist, is about two brothers from the same mother, one dark-skinned, the other light-skinned.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2025
The video shows Mr. Mathurin getting in the face of a shorter, light-skinned man who was standing by the apartment complex’s stairwell.
From Washington Times • Nov. 1, 2023
The figure features a light-skinned rendition of the “Black Adam” star wearing blue slacks, a black belt, sneakers and a blue golf shirt — an ensemble that Johnson has never worn in actuality.
From Salon • Oct. 23, 2023
I was light-skinned or brownskinned, and girls thought I was cute despite my shyness.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
