interracial
adjective
in·ter·ra·cial
ˌin-tər-ˈrā-shəl 
: of, involving, or designed for members of different races (see race entry 1 sense 1a)
Examples of interracial in a Sentence
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Nance was criticized for the interracial nature of her relationship with Bachelor Joey Graziadei.
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Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
But, naturally, Peretti had the perfect response when, in 2017, someone on X wondered whether the interracial relationship featured in the film was at all inspired by hers and Peele’s.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2024
Teenage Allie and Noah meet-cute on the heels of the civil rights movement, when even in the coastal Mid-Atlantic, their interracial sparks could have partly helped explain why Allie’s mother (Andréa Burns) disapproves.
—Naveen Kumar, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
Her parents were an interracial couple at a time that wasn’t well supported, according to Darcy.
—Deb Gordon, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
An estranged interracial couple must confront their feelings about race and bias after their son is detained by local police following a traffic stop.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 28 Jan. 2024
The first interracial, coeducational college is in Ohio Oberlin College, a private liberal arts college located approximately 30 miles southeast of Cleveland, was the first university in the U.S. to implement an official policy allowing for the admittance of female and Black students.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 1 Mar. 2024
The mother alleges the neighbor, who was identified by the city of Midvale as Kathryn Smith, screams racial profanities at the woman's 9-year-old son and terrorizes her interracial family, frequently shouting racial slurs at them.
—Davi Merchan, ABC News, 14 Dec. 2023
In a stunning authorial debut, funnyman Jordan Peele wrote and directed this psychological thriller, about an interracial couple whose relationship is tested when the White girlfriend (Allison Williams) takes her Black boyfriend (Daniel Kaluuya) home to meet her parents.
—Andrew Lawrence, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2024
Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
But, naturally, Peretti had the perfect response when, in 2017, someone on X wondered whether the interracial relationship featured in the film was at all inspired by hers and Peele’s.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2024
Teenage Allie and Noah meet-cute on the heels of the civil rights movement, when even in the coastal Mid-Atlantic, their interracial sparks could have partly helped explain why Allie’s mother (Andréa Burns) disapproves.
—Naveen Kumar, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
Her parents were an interracial couple at a time that wasn’t well supported, according to Darcy.
—Deb Gordon, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
An estranged interracial couple must confront their feelings about race and bias after their son is detained by local police following a traffic stop.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 28 Jan. 2024
The first interracial, coeducational college is in Ohio Oberlin College, a private liberal arts college located approximately 30 miles southeast of Cleveland, was the first university in the U.S. to implement an official policy allowing for the admittance of female and Black students.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 1 Mar. 2024
The mother alleges the neighbor, who was identified by the city of Midvale as Kathryn Smith, screams racial profanities at the woman's 9-year-old son and terrorizes her interracial family, frequently shouting racial slurs at them.
—Davi Merchan, ABC News, 14 Dec. 2023
In a stunning authorial debut, funnyman Jordan Peele wrote and directed this psychological thriller, about an interracial couple whose relationship is tested when the White girlfriend (Allison Williams) takes her Black boyfriend (Daniel Kaluuya) home to meet her parents.
—Andrew Lawrence, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2024
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interracial
adjective
in·ter·ra·cial
ˌint-ər-ˈrā-shəl
: of, involving, or designed for members of different races
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