'black' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'black' with 20 example sentences.

black adjective

: being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

: of or belonging to a racial group especially of sub-Saharan African origin

: marked by anger or resentment or hostility

: offering little or no hope

: stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable

: (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin

: (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood

: extremely dark

: harshly ironic or sinister

: (of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading

: distributed or sold illicitly

: (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame

: (of coffee) without cream or sugar

: soiled with dirt or soot

black noun

: the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)

: total absence of light

: (board games) the darker pieces

: black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning)

black verb

: make or become black

I wore black pants and a white T-shirt yesterday.

The black cat is eating the white mouse.

I don't believe that black cats cause bad luck.

The picture is in black and white.

Everyone was dressed in black.

It's pitch black inside the cave.

Obama is the first black president in the White House.

He's the black sheep of the family.

Do all black cats have yellow eyes?

He always wears black clothes.

Her new boyfriend is black.

Not everything is black and white.

This banana is almost completely black.

How much is that black leather jacket?

I drive a black car.

Do you see a black horse?

I have a black dog.

One of the cats is black, the other is brown.

A pretty girl with black hair was in the park.

Look at those black clouds. It is going to rain.

Words related to 'black'

dark dirty