swarthy
Example Sentences
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"You miss Russell Crowe, but Mescal is always watchable, with a stocky, swarthy, brooding presence," he added in the four-star review.
From BBC • Nov. 11, 2024
He turned down the offer of professional makeup, which left him perspiring and with a swarthy five o’clock shadow under the studio’s bright lights.
From Washington Post • Sep. 17, 2019
This officer was thin and swarthy, and he had sad eyes.
From The New Yorker • Jan. 7, 2019
He, on the other hand, was swarthy, big fishhook of a nose, two inches shorter than she.
From New York Times • Nov. 2, 2018
A slim, swarthy young fellow, Lupe moved softly as a cat, and purred when he spoke.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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