dark-skinned
Example Sentences
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Growing up as a tall, dark-skinned, plus-size Black woman in Florida, she did not see many women who looked like her on the pages of glossy magazines or fashion blogs.
From Salon • Nov. 16, 2025
Mrs Brittle said she saw a tall, dark-skinned man sitting at a high table, wearing a silver top with the hood up.
From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025
Wang wanted to explore class and colorism, so another of the novel’s white characters, Hilary Starr, became dark-skinned and Southeast Asian.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2024
“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
A tall, dark-skinned man, not quite as dark as the boy in the back seat—but then few were—answered the door.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
