swarthy

Example Sentences

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"He had a swarthy, clever face, a pointed beard, and Harry noticed, very long fingers and feet," it says.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2022

Some in my father’s swarthy family liked to claim descent from Spanish Jews who fled the Inquisition to Poland — perhaps there was a reason for my affinity for Mediterranean food!

From Washington Post • Feb. 5, 2020

Snow, the King in the North, was the perfect swarthy counterpart in his dark leather and furs.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2019

In his Panama hat, his salmon three-piece suit, with his thick mustache, his swarthy olive skin, he looked like one of those national-costume dolls our island tías kept in a cabinet.

From New York Times • Oct. 15, 2018

“You’re my morbid-mop, Alice. You’ve got glamour. You get to meet Chinese violinists and swarthy Aztec panpipe ensembles. Who’s at the theater this week?”

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell