become dark
Example Sentences
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The funnel clouds that drop from thunderheads appear white at first and only become dark from the debris in their lifting whirlwinds.
From Salon • May 29, 2024
For people viewing the eclipse from locations where the moon’s shadow completely blocks the sun, known as the path of totality, the sky will become dark.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2024
In a large, dry skillet over medium-high heat, toast the cashews until they become dark brown in spots, about 2 minutes.
From Washington Post • Feb. 5, 2023
As Ulfar, Oddny, their grandchildren and their neighbors herd the sheep down the mountain, they become dark figures chasing cloudy-white blobs across a mysterious, craggy expanse, while their walkie-talkie exchanges crackle eerily on the soundtrack.
From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2023
‘I have looked on Moria, and it is very great, but it has become dark and dreadful; and we have found no sign of my kindred. I doubt now that Balin ever came here.’
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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