person of colour
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Describing her experience ministering as a person of colour, Rev Eileen Cremin said it was "overall positive".
From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026
She told the BBC: "I've got a feeling that every person of colour has had this feeling."
From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025
But some in Harris' team reportedly worried that as the first woman and person of colour to serve as vice-president and as a candidate in a contentious, emotionally charged election, she faced additional threats.
From BBC • Aug. 29, 2025
First Minister Humza Yousaf said that, as a person of colour, the admission of was "monumental" and "historic", while chair of the Scottish Police Authority board Martyn Evans called it a "watershed moment".
From BBC • May 26, 2023
Previous to that period he had been the property of one Abalene Morris, a person of colour, who would have explained himself as engaged in the hauling business.
From Penrod and Sam by Tarkington, Booth
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