Examples of in the black in a Sentence
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As Seeff clicked away, Simon, in the black lingerie, sang along with Hayes, ultimately lying down on the floor on her back before pulling herself up.
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2025
Other services have already reported being in the black.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 31 July 2025
The Steelers selected him in the first round of the 2011 draft, and he’s been in the black and gold ever since.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2025
But, in Armstrong’s universe, tech is never morally in the black, and the people who create it are no better than despots—inept ones, at that.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 4 June 2025
With one case in the black, Ballard chooses the next one, John Doe #38, a man last seen on CCTV seven years prior carrying an infant at a bus station.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 July 2025
Particularly in rural areas, hospitals and healthcare providers rely on Medicaid patients to stay financially in the black.
—Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
In Paris, she was spotted in the black version with straight-leg jeans and a dual-toned coat; in New York, the model strutted around in this exact Light Gold shade, cropped leggings and leather bomber jacket in tow.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 25 June 2025
Local health systems appear to be operating in the black at the moment.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2025
Other services have already reported being in the black.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 31 July 2025
The Steelers selected him in the first round of the 2011 draft, and he’s been in the black and gold ever since.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2025
But, in Armstrong’s universe, tech is never morally in the black, and the people who create it are no better than despots—inept ones, at that.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 4 June 2025
With one case in the black, Ballard chooses the next one, John Doe #38, a man last seen on CCTV seven years prior carrying an infant at a bus station.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 July 2025
Particularly in rural areas, hospitals and healthcare providers rely on Medicaid patients to stay financially in the black.
—Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
In Paris, she was spotted in the black version with straight-leg jeans and a dual-toned coat; in New York, the model strutted around in this exact Light Gold shade, cropped leggings and leather bomber jacket in tow.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 25 June 2025
Local health systems appear to be operating in the black at the moment.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
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“In the black.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20black. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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