sunless
Example Sentences
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The move by lawmakers to make daylight saving time permanent has a dark side — sunless winter mornings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
At roughly 3,300 feet below the surface — about 2,000 feet above the sunken ship’s location — even the faintest light has faded, leaving a sunless realm known as the aphotic zone.
From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2024
But ceremony organizers in Olympia hold several rehearsals in the days leading up to the official lighting, which provide a backup flame should the big day prove sunless.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 15, 2024
Japan's Moon lander has survived the harsh lunar night, the sunless and freezing equivalent to two Earth weeks.
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2024
I was glad to get clear of those long stone streets overhung with black, steep roofs and innumerable towers, that sunless city where all my chances had turned to fear and betrayal.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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