How to use "black" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "black" in popular movie and book plots

  • Peola is painfully aware of the tension between her white appearance and black racial identity (as imposed by society).  - Imitation of Life (novel)
  • After returning to Coruscant, Vader's mutilated body is amputated and covered in a black armored suit.  - Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
  • Tony shares a warm relationship with Frank Jr, but feels vindicated that he is no longer the black sheep of the family.  - Saturday Night Fever
  • There is also a village of black mages that have gained self-awareness, who reside in the Outer Continent, as well.  - Final Fantasy IX
  • He and his wife have many pets, including a large, beautiful black cat (as described by the narrator) named Pluto.  - The Black Cat (short story)
  • The company enters the black forest of Mirkwood without Gandalf.  - The Hobbit
  • Later, there is a black mass-like wedding between the studs and the men of power.  - Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
  • Now when splashed with cold water he takes the form of a little black pig.  - Ranma ½
  • Although set in a traditional suburban setting, the show subverts this genre with a strong overtone of black comedy.  - One Foot in the Grave
  • They pick up Tommy Johnson, a young black man, who claims he sold his soul to the devil in exchange for the ability to play guitar.  - O Brother, Where Art Thou?
  • The next day, in the Indian Ocean, Stubb kills a sperm whale, and that night Fleece, the Pequods black cook, prepares him a rare whale steak.  - Moby-Dick
  • Huck becomes remorseful and apologizes to Jim, though his conscience troubles him about humbling himself to a black man.  - Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
  • When Marlow visits her, she is dressed in black and still deep in mourning, although it has been more than a year since Kurtz's death.  - Heart of Darkness
  • She is bound by custom to wear black and avoid conversation with young men.  - Gone with the Wind (novel)
  • He hid with a sword and waited until a large black creature crawled onto his niece's bed and to her neck.  - Carmilla
  • Lamarr persuades the dim-witted Le Petomane to appoint Bart (Cleavon Little), a black railroad worker who was about to be hanged.  - Blazing Saddles

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