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slate black

American  

noun

  1. a slightly purplish black.


Example Sentences

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In interviews with Slate, Black organizers around the country describe a 2020 campaign that called for extraordinary mobilization—one capable of adapting to a life-threatening pandemic and accumulated voter suppression measures.

From Slate

He opened a can of black olives, pitted, slate black.

From New York Times

The fingerprint sensor is integrated with the power button, it comes with a 4,850 mAh battery, and it’s available in slate black or polar white.

From The Verge

Donald J. Trump took the stage just as the sky was slipping from purplish twilight to slate black, and the mood shifted as well, turning tense and electric.

From New York Times

The protests started early, as the sun dropped low in the sky and cast a purplish gloaming haze on the rally in an airport hangar, and continued as the night turned slate black.

From New York Times