blacken

Example Sentences

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The herb has been used for more than 1,000 years and has traditionally been associated with "blacken hair and nourish essence."

From Science Daily • Jun. 7, 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

The ban, combined with an existing prohibition on fireworks in unincorporated areas, is meant to discourage would-be pyromaniacs from accidentally laying waste to their neighbors’ houses or setting off wildfires that blacken hundreds of acres.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 3, 2023

But as the ghostly figure draws nearer, its skin rots and its eyes blacken.

From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2023

I imagine a raven sitting on Daniela's shoulder, and I blacken her hair to match its wings.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton