blacken
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The herb has been used for more than 1,000 years and has traditionally been associated with "blacken hair and nourish essence."
From Science Daily ● Jun. 7, 2026
These incidents may temporarily blacken the eyes of the NBA and Major League Baseball but sports gambling is here to stay.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
The ban, combined with an existing prohibition on fireworks in unincorporated areas, is meant to discourage would-be pyromaniacs from accidentally laying waste to their neighbors’ houses or setting off wildfires that blacken hundreds of acres.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 3, 2023
But as the ghostly figure draws nearer, its skin rots and its eyes blacken.
From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2023
“Are you alright? Tehlu blacken, sit down before you fall down. Are you hurt?”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
When the ice blackens it's ability to reflect the sun diminishes and this accelerates the melting of the ice.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2024
"The extent of the destruction blackens our hearts, I apologise for the losses," Mitsotakis said in a televised address, promising his government would stand by all those hurt by the blazes.
From Reuters ● Aug. 9, 2021
A plume of smoke rises up above the streetlamps and blackens the sky.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 26, 2019
Partridges, pheasants and quail to roast; pigeons to bring to tenderness slowly with red wine and onions, and quails to split, skewer and grill until their skin blackens and their bones crunch.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 8, 2017
Dusk softens the sharp points of trees outside my window; the sky slowly darkens, then blackens around an orb of moon.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
Four Marines crouch in the foreground surrounded by the blackened remains of burned trees; in the top two-thirds of the picture the black-and-white smoke of the blast billows upward, beautiful in its destruction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
An unburned pine cone lies on the floor of the blackened forest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
Residents affected by wildfires say they were left "angry and upset" after a mural of Prime Minister Andy Burnham was painted on a blackened mountainside above their homes.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The site is now a hunk of twisted and blackened metal, surrounding a charred carcass of rubble.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
I hung up the phone and turned off the TV, my scalp tingling like the static inside the blackened television.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
The mood among many Labour MPs is darkening, even blackening.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2026
That’s why even when a fire is 100% contained, it can still be blackening acres of land, and firefighters can still be battling to keep it from getting out of control.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2024
Algae lying dormant on the ice starts blooming in spring blackening large areas of the ice.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2024
Hawaiian-style huli huli chicken, barbecued on the grill out front, wanted a bit more blackening, but still: tasty, gently sweet, a little spice.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2023
Outside, Dill appeared even more wan and pale than usual under the blackening sky.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
