darkly
Example Sentences
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Most of the students were darkly complected and apparently of South Asian heritage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
Created by Guy Ritchie, it’s rollicking, violent and darkly funny — and Ritchie’s best work since the days of “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels” and “Snatch.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Satirical swipes at US culture, darkly comic interactions between characters and a huge range of optional side activities were all present once again.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Liz Braswell judges the conclusion of this darkly comic plot to be “horrific, and utterly unexpected.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
“I saw Malfoy miming something to do with a nose,” he said darkly.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
