in the black
Example Sentences
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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
The crowd was not dressed in Miami pink but in the black and gold of LAFC, which won 3-0.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 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
That is because even though the Fed as a whole is losing money, a few regional Fed banks are in the black.
From Barron's • Nov. 28, 2025
By 4:30 a.m. we had to be standing outside in the black predawn chill, standing at parade attention in blocks of one hundred women, ten wide, ten deep.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
