darkness
Example Sentences
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Military spokesperson Lt-Col Haruna M Sani described the assault on Boko Haram's Mandara mountain hideout, "under cover of darkness", as one of the military's "most significant hostage rescue operations" in the north-east.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
His rhetoric took on elements of Eastern Orthodoxy and of darkness and light.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
“As defendant watched Perry spiral into darkness, he could have taken steps at any point to pull Perry back into the light,” prosecutors wrote in their sentencing memo.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
The trailing edge acts as the evening side, where air moves back toward darkness.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
I glanced out the window to find only darkness in the trees.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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