Examples of jet-black in a Sentence
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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).
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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
And there was Chuck Zito, a former leader of the New York chapter of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang, a man with jet-black hair in an Elvis-style swoop who had spent years in prison on drug charges.
—Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 20 May 2024
For a pair to match a glamorous makeup look, go for lashes with higher volume, jet-black strands, and tapered edges to create that cat-eye effect.
—Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024
No, really: Sweeney wore a short, jet-black choppy bob wig styled by celebrity hairstylist Glen Coco, complete with full-frontal bangs that was very Billie-inspired.
—Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 7 May 2024
On one end of the room is a makeshift photo studio—a jet-black quadcopter drone sits on a long white sheet, waiting for its close-up.
—Justin Ling, WIRED, 2 May 2024
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
And there was Chuck Zito, a former leader of the New York chapter of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang, a man with jet-black hair in an Elvis-style swoop who had spent years in prison on drug charges.
—Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 20 May 2024
For a pair to match a glamorous makeup look, go for lashes with higher volume, jet-black strands, and tapered edges to create that cat-eye effect.
—Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024
No, really: Sweeney wore a short, jet-black choppy bob wig styled by celebrity hairstylist Glen Coco, complete with full-frontal bangs that was very Billie-inspired.
—Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 7 May 2024
On one end of the room is a makeshift photo studio—a jet-black quadcopter drone sits on a long white sheet, waiting for its close-up.
—Justin Ling, WIRED, 2 May 2024
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“Jet-black.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jet-black. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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