darkness
Example Sentences
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Despite numerous offers to return home she stayed on, saying: "If these children need me in days of sunshine, how much more do they need me in days of darkness?"
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
You’re not a true sports parent until you’ve woken up in the darkness to the magical patter of rain, and felt a joy you haven’t felt since your young athlete was born.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
After Dodgers relievers Evan Phillips and Tanner Scott threw a pair of scoreless innings, Dodger Stadium was plunged into darkness before Timmy Trumpet’s “Narco” sounded over the speakers to a light show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Dillahunt’s Macon embodies the sinister darkness lurking beneath the surface of any American small town, especially for outsiders.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
I told him good night and pretended to go back to the camp, but when he was out of sight, I slipped into the darkness of the trees.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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