darkness
Example Sentences
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Halzen's great leap was to use ice instead -- unlike liquid water, it isn't disturbed by living creatures, and its darkness is constant at great depth.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
In the exhibit pamphlet, RM notes that Hyong-keun’s paintings are often compared to Rothko’s, but “their darkness is not the same.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
They are the only mammals capable of sustained powered flight, and most species can navigate and hunt in darkness using sound.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
The grunge that Ms. Teitelbaum channels is a serious, heavy sound with intimations of darkness and trauma, and even in its heyday the genre was sometimes criticized for its solemn bearing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Tracts of undeveloped land opened to a distant darkness off one side of the road, and I suddenly felt alone and in the middle of nowhere.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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