jet-black
adjective
deep-black.
jet-black
American
[jet-blak]
/ ˈdʒɛtˈblæk /
adjective
jet black
British
noun
Etymology
Origin of jet-black
First recorded in 1475–85
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At Exigo Recycling's sprawling plant in Haryana state, a machine churns the batteries from e-scooters into a jet-black powder.
From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026
Kent’s jet-black sea is indistinguishable from the cosmos, and his white whale glows like some luminary body within it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
But finding yourself in a bind necessitates clever solutions, and Park’s already dark comedy turns jet-black as the director reveals that stress can beget new talents.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2025
You see tiny sprouts inching out of fallen trunks, head-high green shoots overshadowing charred remnants and towering old trees whose branches are greening again, despite jet-black charred bark below.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2024
His straight, jet-black hair flopped onto his forehead.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
He now sports a jet black prosthetic leg with blood-red curves painted around it.
From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026
He is this tall, lanky Australian man in his late 60s wearing dress shoes, a tie and a three-piece suit, his jet black hair slicked back.
From Salon ● May 13, 2025
A half-hour away in Palm Desert, Swiss artist Raphael Hefti, 46, has stretched an impossibly long strip of reinforced fire-hose material, jet black on one side and mirror-bright silver on the other.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2025
A huge banqueting room with jet black walls and breathtaking artwork of classical scenes was found last year.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2025
Her tight curls were less than an inch long and jet black, except for a thin streak of natural gray framing her face like a headband.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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