How to Use biracial in a Sentence

biracial

adjective
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  • Kane Brown, who is biracial, some songwriters refuse to write with him.
    — Emily Yahr, Washington Post, 9 June 2020
  • While Markle identifies as biracial, she is being treated as a black woman.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 10 Jan. 2020
  • The film does not touch on whether race played a role in the sentencing or the decision to try Brown-Long, who is biracial, as an adult.
    — Mahita Gajanan, Time, 29 Apr. 2020
  • An ad featuring his biracial son Dante was widely credited with sealing the deal in a competitive field.
    — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 2 June 2020
  • The book’s only major drawback is that Laurie is biracial, and her treatment in a story that is not Own Voices can bristle.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2020
  • During her one-on-one date with Peter, Sydney opened up about being bullied for being biracial at her Alabama high school.
    — Lia Beck, refinery29.com, 2 Mar. 2020
  • Why has ended, Boe must also reckon with the legacy of her own work as Jessica Davis, the biracial girl who changed one high school forever.
    — Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 10 June 2020
  • Valerie, however, isn’t optimistic about the reception to a young biracial man dating a rich white girl, particularly in the South.
    — Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2020
  • Of course, the mere existence of a biracial protagonist does not mean a story needs to meaningfully address race or cultural plurality.
    — Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Feb. 2020
  • The author said in a later Instagram post that her comments were not racist, and she was thrilled when a biracial American woman had married into the royal family.
    — Alicia Rancilio, USA TODAY, 10 June 2020
  • And there weren’t a ton of biracial people with my hair and my eyes on TV.
    — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 7 July 2024
  • Britain’s not racist, but the biracial duchess got bullied out.
    — Raven Smith, Vogue, 15 July 2021
  • Caitlin Keryc, of New York City, has a 4-year-old daughter who is biracial.
    — The Editors, Good Housekeeping, 11 Aug. 2020
  • The biracial Noah is the first host of color to win in this category.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 16 Jan. 2024
  • And of the eight WilmerHale lawyers who have argued before the court since the 2017 term, three are women and two are biracial.
    — Tobi Raji, Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2022
  • Moore, who is biracial, grew up in Ullin, a small town about 20 minutes south of Anna.
    — Logan Jaffe, ProPublica, 12 June 2020
  • Carey shared with Markle about her own struggles fitting in as a biracial young girl.
    — Tre'vaughn Howard, CBS News, 2 Sep. 2022
  • The family, which has lived in Allen since 2011 and is biracial, planned to move to a different house in the city, Hawkins Sr. said.
    — Dallas News, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Wendy Scott showed up with her 5-year-old twins — a boy and a girl — who are biracial and raised by lesbian mothers.
    — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Oct. 2020
  • Eaves, who's biracial, was adopted and grew up in an all-Black household.
    — Dominique Yates, The Courier-Journal, 21 May 2021
  • Taylor, who is Black and biracial, already felt afraid of the police.
    — Alicia Eler, Star Tribune, 30 Oct. 2020
  • One was a white woman married to a Black man with a biracial daughter.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Sep. 2020
  • There’s no ignoring the elephant in the room — Meghan is a biracial Black woman.
    — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 11 Aug. 2020
  • Growing up as a biracial child in Los Angeles taught me a lot.
    — De Los Staff, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2023
  • His father John was a free man; his mother was biracial.
    — John Carlisle, Freep.com, 28 May 2023
  • Born in the United States, Markle is biracial, having a white father and a black mother.
    — Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner, 5 Apr. 2021
  • Hoover is biracial — of Black and white ancestry — and stands at 6 feet 2 inches.
    — Aaron Morrison, ajc, 9 Aug. 2022
  • The clip, which has more than 5 million views since being posted on Dec. 26, sees the biracial couple seated in a booth at the chain.
    — Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 15 Jan. 2024
  • This isn’t the first time the Bay Area native has had to defend her Blackness, in spite of her biracial identity.
    — Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Mutt is a derogatory term (and can arguably be considered a slur) meant to insult people with biracial and multiracial identities.
    — Giana Levy, refinery29.com, 8 Oct. 2024

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