noir
Americanadjective
adjective
Example Sentences
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That’s right, Gunderson, the name made famous by that other Minnesota noir, the Coen brothers’ 1996 hit “Fargo,” for which Frances McDormand won an Oscar playing a very pregnant police chief, Marge Gunderson.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
The five novels here, published between 1954 and 1964 as paperback originals, stand in the noir tradition of James M. Cain, Chester Himes and David Goodis.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
As his deceit becomes apparent, the music shifts from crisp hip-hop beats to a hard-boiled film noir crescendo.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
But Ireland's 27-year-old captain does not view himself as Dupont's bete noir.
From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026
It couldn’t have helped matters that William had mentioned, early on, that a French waitress had complimented him on his ‘“belle noir cheveux’”—his “good-looking black hair.”
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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