darker
Example Sentences
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The just-quirky-girls-at-a-country-club mood does eventually turn darker, but the musical, like some other works of art about mental illness, often falls into the trap of romanticizing it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
The third, “Bolero,” is an expression of darker and deeper ballad-inspired songfulness.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
Millions of Peruvians hold darker memories of her father and refuse to vote for anyone bearing the Fujimori name, blocking her path to the presidency three times.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
Season three picks up half a decade after the characters left high school, following them into a far darker and more fractured version of adulthood.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
A song by Kill Le Goose started playing, one of Seven’s favorites to get her pumped before a test, and the lighting in the stadium went darker.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
