blacken
Example Sentences
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A new scientific review suggests that Polygonum multiflorum, a root used in traditional Chinese medicine for more than a thousand years to "blacken hair and nourish essence," could be a promising alternative for managing AGA.
From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2026
These incidents may temporarily blacken the eyes of the NBA and Major League Baseball but sports gambling is here to stay.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
But as the ghostly figure draws nearer, its skin rots and its eyes blacken.
From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2023
She’s prepared to leave immediately should the fire worsen or smoke blacken the sky.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 12, 2022
I had callused my hands; I had scratched dirt to blacken the nails, which I cut straight across to make stubby fingers.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
