jet-black

adjective

ˈjet-ˈblak

: deep black in color : black as jet

jet-black hair

Examples of jet-black in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017) Yorgos Lanthimos’ jet-black drama stars Colin Farrell as a renowned cardiovascular surgeon who keeps a prim and proper home with his wife (Kidman) and their two children (Raffey Cassidy and Sunny Suljic of Mid90s). —

Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 27 June 2024 The result is a wild delight: a work of magical-realist, jet-black comedy, steeped in Jewish mysticism, starring one of New York’s great literary heroines, and rendered in dazzling, lapidary prose. —

The New Yorker, 26 June 2024 But Bella is a quick study, whisked away by a horny lawyer (Mark Ruffalo) in this jet-black comedy, which may be the purest expression of her irreverent, inspired goofball side. —

Tim Grierson, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024 Taller women with flowing jet-black hair in short skirts that showed off their legs. —

Caitlyn Ng Man Chuen, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2023 See all Example Sentences for jet-black

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