He ran a hand through the long black strands and sighed.

The black strands had a gray cast from all the split ends.

It was almost totally gold, with only the thinnest of black strands.

Alucius tried to clear his thoughts, just thinking about that one thin black strand.

The aide sighed and brushed at the tangled black strands.

There was not a single black strand left.

I saw a black strand of her hair fall from where she had tucked it behind her ear.

"That long black strand on Hoyt's bathroom floor," she said.

She longed to have the freedom to play with those thick black strands.

Freckles show through the black strands that cross his scalp.