dark-skinned
adjective
: having a brown skin tone : having dark pigmentation of the skin
Uncle Shelton was a thin, dark-skinned black man with a sharp conk and a soft-spoken voice.—
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The defense also had a witness who described the shooter with the shotgun as bearded, stocky, and dark-skinned.
—Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Apr. 2026
For Black participants, the researchers argue, choosing a dark-skinned entity in a society with systemic anti-Black biases is structurally different from choosing a light-skinned one.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026
The scene takes place in a Muslim court between a dark-skinned king and a light-skinned thief.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2026
Social media served up a daily video deluge of heavily armed agents randomly manhandling dark-skinned people.
—Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
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Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Apr. 2026
For Black participants, the researchers argue, choosing a dark-skinned entity in a society with systemic anti-Black biases is structurally different from choosing a light-skinned one.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026
The scene takes place in a Muslim court between a dark-skinned king and a light-skinned thief.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2026
Social media served up a daily video deluge of heavily armed agents randomly manhandling dark-skinned people.
—Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Dark-skinned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dark-skinned. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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