black water
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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A 2023 report showed that 8,657 outdoor toileting incidents were recorded across the Highlands that year, including 126 times where "black water" toilet waste from campervans had been dumped.
From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025
“Intensive cattle operations that are not careful about their waste had that waste spread beyond their properties, with nearby puddles of black water because of the waste,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2023
My eyes were burning, and black water came out of my nose whenever I showered at night.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 1, 2021
Most extinction announcements sink like a stone in black water, disappearing without making a ripple.
From Salon • Oct. 8, 2021
But a person who crossed the black water lost all caste; he was stripped of the connections that had defined him and his family for generations.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
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