How to Use black in a Sentence

black

1 of 3 adjective

• His bright blue eyes would turn black.
  — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 14 Feb. 2026
• Smoke roiled the air, thick and black.
  — Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
• Black residue buildup found in this liquor store.
  — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado june 12, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026
• Snag the pair in black, brown, and light tan.
  — Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
• The walls were charred black from the fire’s smoke.
  — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
• Black gospel found me, and hasn’t left me since.
  — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 21 Feb. 2026
• The heavy black fringe felt cool and silky against my bare legs.
  — Christine Lennon, WSJ, 23 Oct. 2020
• Not that Black minds any of that, though.
  — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026
• The black bands loop through the shoelace slots in all types of shoes.
  — Olivia Evans, womenshealthmag.com, 17 May 2023
• Night fell, and Martha came to a small black lake.
  — Cassandra Neyenesch, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
• Mushrooms and lots of black olives.
  — Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
• These pair very well with strong black coffee.
  — Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Apr. 2026
• Yeah, old Black folks love Clint.
  — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 20 Mar. 2026
• Black grapes should have rich, full color.
  — Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
• Pale skin, bright blue eyes with black lashes.
  — Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
• Leggings don't have to be black, of course.
  — Amber Rambharose, InStyle, 31 Jan. 2026
• The ice machine had black mold-like residue.
  — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
• Black or White, gay and straight, and yes, red or blue.
  — Jay Stahl, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
• Forte, meanwhile, donned a green suit with black trousers.
  — Sabrina Picou, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
• The pig with white hair and black spots stumbles to her hooves.
  — Keith Bierygolick, The Enquirer, 12 Mar. 2021
• Use a hand blender to quickly make a soup of the black beans.
  — Manal Aman, Woman's Day, 5 Jan. 2023
• Its white and light-brown feathers were caked with black crude.
  — Robin Estrin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2021
• The players and staff wore light-blue tops with black pants.
  — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
• Firth wore a classic black suit with a white shirt and black tie.
  — Meg Walters, InStyle, 6 June 2026
• To dress this look up even more, pair it with a pair of black tights and boots.
  — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2025
• Walker came away with a cut and a black, bruised and swollen eye.
  — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2021
• While chicken cooks, mash black beans with a fork in a small bowl.
  — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 13 Dec. 2021
• At the end of the clip, viewers will see a puff of black smoke.
  — Ryan Brennan april 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
• On top of the tiny shorts, Kendall pulled up a cheeky black thong.
  — Briannah Rivera, Seventeen, 4 May 2023

black

2 of 3 noun

• The wall was painted in black.
• She was dressed in black.
• The trio matched in black for the big day.
  — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
• The mom of three wore a sleek black, long-sleeve dress.
  — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
• The mom of three adorned a sleek black, long-sleeve dress.
  — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
• Eye black is not a secret weapon.
  — Adam Annaccone, The Conversation, 22 June 2026
• That will lead to a draw, which is the best black can do here.
  — Quanta Magazine, 8 Apr. 2022
• Choose between light pink with red hearts or black.
  — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 11 Feb. 2026
• Her eyes were blue, and her robe was astral black.
  — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 20 June 2026
• Cows and young bulls are brown, but old bulls are jet black, hence the name.
  — Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 8 July 2026
• Grab it in olive green, creamy white, or classic black.
  — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
• Fastball down-and-away – on the black – for strike one.
  — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 23 May 2026
• Shop the rack in black, rose gold, or gold (pictured).
  — Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2025
• The Black Sea isn’t meant to be this black.
  — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 1 May 2026
• The body and all of its trim are finished in—what else—gloss black.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2025
• The slippers come in black—and the navy that’s shown—and run small.
  — Danny Perez, Popular Mechanics, 28 Oct. 2022
• Not these ladies, who proved that all things alabaster may be the new black.
  — Carson Griffith, Town & Country, 1 May 2014
• One legacy of apartheid is that many blacks live far from where the jobs are.
  — The Economist, 12 Dec. 2019
• That left the school about $1 million in the black for the year.
  — Freep.com, 12 Feb. 2021
• Eye black is not the only way athletes fight glare.
  — Adam Annaccone, The Conversation, 22 June 2026
• Blacks need to be imprisoned for the most part.
  — Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
• In contrast, Ruben is dressed head-to-toe in black.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 9 June 2026
• There are four denim styles in the line, and one’s a skirt and one’s black.
  — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
• This was the year drillers were going to surge into the black.
  — Mark Olalde, USA TODAY, 11 July 2020
• By game time, the crowd at the sleek black trailed had only swelled to five or six.
  — Doug MacCash | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 13 Sep. 2020
• Yes, the night is pitch-black, but the stars shine all the more brightly for it.
  — TheWeek, 8 Mar. 2020
• If classic black isn’t your style, not to worry.
  — Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2025
• The black took over the entire water.
  — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
• All watches come in black and have a strap for a more adjustable fit.
  — Hanna Horvath, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2020
• Overnight, the smoke coiled upward and gave way to acid rain that stained the city black.
  — Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026

black

3 of 3 verb

• The screen then cuts to black, leaving fans in the dark about their fate.
  — EW.com, 24 Aug. 2025
• The teller clubs Franco and the scene fades to black.
  — Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2026
• Any extra money can help tip farm income from red to black.
  — Don Tse, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
• Brave ground staff painted the base of the goalposts black, to remind the world of the victims of the regime.
  — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
• The camera lingers over the $20 bill Maggie has left, and the film cuts to black.
  — Barry Levitt, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
• An hour and 44 minutes into the podcast, the live premiere cut to black.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2025
• The ants are shiny and range from dark brown to black, according to the Forest Service.
  — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
• The sound box had a teardrop shape, just a couple of inches deep, with a golden-brown polyurethane finish that darkened to black at the edges.
  — Tim Parks, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2026
• At the end of the game, Alma climbs onto the evac chopper before everything cuts to black.
  — Will Borger, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
• Their heads are orange, stark against the dark blue hue of their torso, which fades to white, then orange and finally black down the length of their tails.
  — Rylan Digiacomo-Rapp, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2026
• Though the silhouette comes in a range of colors, from magenta to black, Bieber chose the deep cognac satin pair.
  — Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
• Our surroundings went from green to black in a line so stark as to be rarely found in nature, which prefers to operate in gradations.
  — Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 20 Oct. 2025
• Listening to Prince, Annie Lennox and blacking my eyes out.
  — Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 3 Nov. 2025
• The pines turned from green to black, becoming silhouettes, and little bays in the rocky western shoreline were deep in shadow.
  — Hank Bradshaw, Outdoor Life, 24 June 2026
• This viburnum variety great for wildlife enthusiasts, with fragrant white blooms and showy berries that ripen from red to black in autumn.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026
• As the screen cuts to black, Morgan is left to grapple with the guilt that her search for Roman could very well have claimed the life of someone close to her.
  — Max Gao, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
• The documents that Dooley was now handling were barely yellowed, their edges lightly frayed, the oak gall ink ranging from brown to black.
  — Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
• Rather than the black midsole seen on the aforementioned Neon look, the Comet style starts with a white midsole and fades from gray to black at its top panel.
  — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
• Shiny silver gives way to black as the upper progresses from heel to toe, with the color treatment running consistently through each of the wavy stripes.
  — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
• The head is brown to black and has several ivory to yellowish spots, which helps separate it from its native counterpart, the smoke-tree sharpshooter.
  — Seamus Bozeman follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
• Unaware of her incoming visitor, Belly was in the hair salon and ready to start a new chapter for the summer with a haircut before the screen cut to black.
  — Julia Moore, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
• But even their hookups feel squeezed into snippets of their lives, their hottest interactions segmented with cuts to black, as though prolonged continuity would be too intense.
  — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
• People, Flavor – And the Magic of Detail As the last glasses are cleared, the hills go from green to blue to black.
  — Gina Pace, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
• The affected skin could feel abnormally firm or waxy, changing color from red to white or grayish-yellow, and eventually to black as your skin tissue dies.
  — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Jan. 2026
• Just before Mel's finger touches down on the device, however, the preview cuts to black, leaving their next adventure a mystery.
  — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Feb. 2026
• Audience members who got on the movie’s wavelength were audibly vibing with the narrative, while a majority of others were quick to leave the theater right as the screen cut to black.
  — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 13 May 2026
• Whichever silhouette you’re drawn to, their popularity lies in their chameleonic quality to look good with both neutrals, from white to black to shades of gray, and trending seasonal shades, like red and cobalt blue.
  — Lucrezia Malavolta, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2026
• Bea and Twila seem to accept their fate, holding hands together as the season cuts to black, leaving us on a brutal cliffhanger, and Twila and Bea’s lives are very much in the balance.
  — Barry Levitt, Time, 16 Jan. 2026
• Taylor-Joy’s adaptation held closely to those references while shifting the palette to black for the festival’s opening ceremony.
  — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 28 Nov. 2025
• Many people have speculated on what happened after the screen cut to black, leaving viewers in the dark about crime boss Tony Soprano's (James Gandolfini) fate.
  — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Dec. 2025