in the black
Example Sentences
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L.A.’s games became the first to end up in the black.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
The largest holder of bitcoin, briefly, was back in the black for the first time since January.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
Orion had made its closest sweep past the Moon, endured its spell of isolation, watched an eclipse in the black and then let lunar gravity bend its path back towards Earth.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
One of his earliest patients was a man already in the black “sphacelus” stage, the limb putrefying while still attached.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
Lloyd thrashed in the black water and finally found his feet.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
