darkish
Example Sentences
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He said he had not expected his call to the woman be answered because of the time difference, but that it was picked up by "a shirtless man with darkish hair".
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026
“So it ended up being a darkish hue to the water — and that was completely on us. We ended up fixing it by flushing all the pipes and removing those wells from service.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2024
“She was a beautiful little girl, very smart, with sort of darkish hair and black eyes — I grew very fond of her.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 24, 2022
The festival’s work tends shortish in length, intimate in size, and darkish, ambiguous and poetic in mood.
From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2020
She ranged over a bunch of shelves, and then pulled out three smallish, darkish books.
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
