dark-skinned
adjective
: having a brown skin tone : having dark pigmentation of the skin
Uncle Shelton was a thin, dark-skinned black man with a sharp conk and a soft-spoken voice.—
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In other words, dark-skinned men will stand out dangerously in a sea of soldiers.
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Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
One appeared to be a dark-skinned male about 14 years old wearing a black Nike sheisty—a slang term for a full-face covering—a black shirt, unknown color shorts, and high white socks; this suspect displayed a black firearm in his waistband.
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Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
My aunt explained that Pelé, a dark-skinned Black Brazilian player who still holds the record for most World Cup wins (three), was the Michael Jordan of Brazil's first golden era in the 1950s and ’60s.
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Judnick Mayard,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 May 2026
James, a congressional candidate and the first Black woman to own a cannabis dispensary in the United States, objected to images in the campaign that depicted Black or dark-skinned people alongside language linking marijuana use to laziness and poor academic performance.
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Kelly Werthmann,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
One appeared to be a dark-skinned male about 14 years old wearing a black Nike sheisty—a slang term for a full-face covering—a black shirt, unknown color shorts, and high white socks; this suspect displayed a black firearm in his waistband.
—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
My aunt explained that Pelé, a dark-skinned Black Brazilian player who still holds the record for most World Cup wins (three), was the Michael Jordan of Brazil's first golden era in the 1950s and ’60s.
—
Judnick Mayard,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 May 2026
James, a congressional candidate and the first Black woman to own a cannabis dispensary in the United States, objected to images in the campaign that depicted Black or dark-skinned people alongside language linking marijuana use to laziness and poor academic performance.
—
Kelly Werthmann,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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“Dark-skinned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dark-skinned. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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