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
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Regarding Erivo specifically, Miller said dark-skinned Black women routinely experience disproportionate backlash due to colorism, especially when occupying highly visible cultural roles.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
An aromatic punch of five spice in these dark-skinned slices makes these a delicious pick for those who wish tofu wasn’t so bland.
—Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
Growing up dark-skinned in the South wasn’t always easy.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Their photos—a dark-skinned African immigrant bonding with White, blond children—offer a glimpse of another world beyond America’s persistent racial divisions.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
An aromatic punch of five spice in these dark-skinned slices makes these a delicious pick for those who wish tofu wasn’t so bland.
—Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
Growing up dark-skinned in the South wasn’t always easy.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Their photos—a dark-skinned African immigrant bonding with White, blond children—offer a glimpse of another world beyond America’s persistent racial divisions.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dark-skinned
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“Dark-skinned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dark-skinned. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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