darkly
Example Sentences
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Aside from some darkly comic moments, it’s a grim show, driven by righteous fury and at times not an easy watch.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
The icy, darkly funny drama from Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev was nearly universally praised by critics at the festival.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026
Evoking classics of the ‘60s and ’70s Latin American boom, the novel is sensual and darkly comic, suffused with the sense that, as Arias writes, “fate was a cruel, playful thing.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
While darkly amusing, this is genuinely dangerous; movements that believe themselves to be comprehensively infiltrated tend to radicalize further and faster.
From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2026
For some reason this seemed to annoy Hermione as well; she didn’t say anything, but she kept looking darkly at the broom as though it too had been criticizing her cat.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
