black gold
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of black gold
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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In the new normal, black gold may outshine the original.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
The League Two football club said the circular design in white, black, gold and red brought together its "heritage, ambition and modernity".
From BBC • May 6, 2025
“I could never dress like this in Veracruz, where I live now,” said Ximena Ximénez, 27, who returned to Juchitán for the vela and wore a black, gold and white garment with a matching headpiece.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2024
I've taken to treating the latter like little orbs of black gold.
From Salon • Sep. 24, 2022
And Bill was sure that all three deaths were connected—somehow—to the Osage’s subterranean reservoir of black gold.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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