Etymology
Origin of blackness
Example Sentences
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For white authors and readers, Morrison argued, blackness has been more metaphoric than real, a signifier of certain behavioral expectations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026
This white haziness in their lungs, where there should only be the empty blackness of air, is commonly the mark of a tuberculosis infection.
From Salon • Dec. 16, 2024
Onstage, he just stood there and gazed out into the blackness.
From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2024
"The beauty of it… the sharp contrast between the blackness of space and the horizon of the Moon… I'll never forget it. It was so dramatic."
From BBC • Jan. 6, 2024
She wandered toward the window, gazed out at the blackness and the few lights here and there.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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