black sheep
nounDefinition of black sheep
: a disfavored or disreputable member of a group
Examples of black sheep in a Sentence
She was the black sheep of the family.
Recent Examples on the Web
The black sheep of the FF family finally got some love at E3 tonight. — Andrew Webster, The Verge, "The 7 biggest announcements from Square Enix’s E3 2019 press conference," 11 June 2019 Hot-air balloons are the obverse of modern aeronautical advances, the beautiful black sheep to the success story of the airplane. — María Gainza, Harper's magazine, "Both Sides Now," 10 May 2019 Per the outlet, the NSFW movie is about a lawyer who lands her brother a job at her firm, only to discover that her black sheep sibling is somehow super popular. — Kaitlin Reilly, refinery29.com, "Glen Powell Starring In Movie About Powerful Women Wanting To Sleep With Him," 5 June 2019 The following year, a Vanity Fair essay by Lady Gabriella's ex-boyfriend Aatish Taseer shared an anecdote about the Princess naming two black sheep Venus and Serena. — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, "Who Is Lady Gabriella Windsor's Mother, Princess Michael of Kent," 17 May 2019 To many people, Princess Margaret was the black sheep of her generation of royals. — Elise Taylor, Vogue, "Hard-Partying Princess Margaret Will Forever Be My Favorite Royal," 30 Apr. 2019 The youngest and wittiest Lannister sibling, Tyrion, a dwarf, is the black sheep of the family. — John Carucci, The Seattle Times, "It’s not too late to dive into ‘Game of Thrones,’ with help," 13 Apr. 2019 Another 42,000 people lack access to any fixed-line broadband options, driving them toward satellite broadband, which is considered the black sheep of the broadband sector due to cost, high latency, and daily or monthly usage restrictions. — Karl Bode, The Verge, "How bad maps are ruining American broadband," 24 Sep. 2018 One of the letter holders includes an illustration of Juice, a black sheep who lives on the Brooks’s family farm. — Jo Rodgers, Condé Nast Traveler, "The Magpie Makings of Amanda Brooks’s New Cotswolds Shop," 18 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'black sheep.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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