black lead
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of black lead
First recorded in 1575–85
Example Sentences
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ABC has cast its first black lead to front “The Bachelorette.”
From Los Angeles Times
The Guardian was more conservative: "Annie remake: casting of black lead provokes negative Twitter posts" it peeped.
From Salon
At the forefront of that initiative was Lindsay, who at the time was the only black lead to have ever served on The Bachelorette.
From BBC
This current season is the first to feature a black lead.
From BBC
Even The Bachelor has named its first black lead.
From The Guardian
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