Black Russian
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Long before finding her groove with unconventional roles in “Orange Is the New Black,” “Russian Doll” and now, “Poker Face,” there weren’t many options for a free spirit like Natasha Lyonne, especially when she aged from a pliable child actor into a self-aware adult.
From Los Angeles Times
At Caddies on Cordell, his golf-themed sports bar, he changed the Moscow Mule to a Kyiv Mule, and the White Russian and Black Russian cocktails to the White Ukrainian and Black Ukrainian.
From Washington Post
During its peak, in the early 1980s, a mink coat typically cost $8,000 to $50,000 but could go above $400,000 for all-belly black Russian mink.
From New York Times
I’m having a Black Russian with vodka.
From Fox News
It’s a story built around women’s absence and their silence set in a future where, apart from one black Russian mobster, only white men play significant roles.
From Slate
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