jet-black
adjective
deep-black.
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jet-black
American
[jet-blak]
/ ˈdʒɛtˈblæk /
adjective
jet black
British
noun
Etymology
Origin of jet-black
First recorded in 1475–85
Example Sentences
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Just now, a jet-black, golden-eyed currawong flew low past my study window, changing the view.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
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
She'd wear outrageous costumes or jet-black sunglasses, deliberately putting a barrier between her and the journalist.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2025
The neighbor was a man in his early 40s, slim with jet-black hair, narrow eyes, and ruddy skin.
From Slate ● Feb. 10, 2025
A girl with jet-black braids locks eyes with me and waves me over.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
He now sports a jet black prosthetic leg with blood-red curves painted around it.
From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026
The two women are so close that Maggie has even taken to dressing a bit like Alma and painting her nails the same jet black color.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2025
Wearing a cream-colored sports coat, Carrillo brushed her perfectly coiffed, jet black hair out of her eyes while we talked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2024
Two days after being rescued, the 6-month-old mutts — one tiger-striped, the other jet black — mostly dozed on donated blankets amid chew toys, still drained from their ordeal.
From New York Times ● May 30, 2024
That hair was jet black, so black that it didn’t even have lighter highlights, and electric with curls spilling over her shoulders.
From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen
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