darkly

Example Sentences

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Its baroque, acoustic sounds of a pastoral countryside in ye olde England mesh disturbingly well with softly sung, darkly opaque lyrics.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

June’s new fiction releases include a darkly gothic novel, a totally charming novel and a novel filled with 1960s L.A. dread.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

I often joked darkly that I was a cat with only so many lives left.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

A self-assured, naive young woman joins a dysfunctional theater company in Beryl Bainbridge’s darkly comic novel of mishaps and maturity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The shoes were ruined, and I thought, darkly, that they would definitely be a reminder.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds