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.—
Drew T. Brown III
Drew T. Brown IIIThe dark-skinned Aboriginals, thought to have migrated from mainland Southeast Asia 40,000 years ago, numbered 300,000 when the first British settlers arrived.—Seymour Topping
Seymour ToppingExamples of dark-skinned in a Sentence
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But then there's this dark-skinned girl with this health condition coming from the hood of New Haven, just trying to be as friendly as possible and fit in.
—Julia Craven, SELF, 29 Mar. 2024
So, women who were dark-skinned, women whose hair was not blonde and straight, women who were fat?
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2024
According to another study by the Pew Research Center, 4 in 10 dark-skinned Latinos in the United States have reported experiencing discrimination from another Latino.
—Paula Soria, The Arizona Republic, 18 Feb. 2024
Many of them are dark-skinned and have lived less privileged lives.
—Maya Richard-Craven, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
He is described as a dark-skinned man, 5’8, 106 lbs., black hair, brown eyes with a mustache and goatee.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2024
Hispanics and Asians share epidemiological features with both dark-skinned people and Caucasians, and therefore should take steps to limit UV damage.
—Keyvan Nouri, M.d., Jessica Cervantes and John Tsatalis, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
This book underscores this through a low-stress lesson on diversity as seen on the streets of London with a visibly dark-skinned Latina main character.
—Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 25 Jan. 2024
This work is inspired and titled after the roadside restaurant Mammy’s Cupboard, built in the 1940s as an architectural sculpture of a dark-skinned serving woman in a full hoop skirt.
—Shantay Robinson, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Dec. 2023
Julia Craven, SELF, 29 Mar. 2024
So, women who were dark-skinned, women whose hair was not blonde and straight, women who were fat?
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2024
According to another study by the Pew Research Center, 4 in 10 dark-skinned Latinos in the United States have reported experiencing discrimination from another Latino.
—Paula Soria, The Arizona Republic, 18 Feb. 2024
Many of them are dark-skinned and have lived less privileged lives.
—Maya Richard-Craven, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
He is described as a dark-skinned man, 5’8, 106 lbs., black hair, brown eyes with a mustache and goatee.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2024
Hispanics and Asians share epidemiological features with both dark-skinned people and Caucasians, and therefore should take steps to limit UV damage.
—Keyvan Nouri, M.d., Jessica Cervantes and John Tsatalis, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
This book underscores this through a low-stress lesson on diversity as seen on the streets of London with a visibly dark-skinned Latina main character.
—Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 25 Jan. 2024
This work is inspired and titled after the roadside restaurant Mammy’s Cupboard, built in the 1940s as an architectural sculpture of a dark-skinned serving woman in a full hoop skirt.
—Shantay Robinson, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Dec. 2023
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“Dark-skinned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dark-skinned. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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