darkened
Example Sentences
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Stars and planets can emerge in the darkened sky, temperatures can fall, and winds may strengthen.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
Higher interest rates and rising maintenance costs also darkened the picture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
It quotes Andy Burnham, describing him as the "Prime Minister-in-waiting", who says: "politics has darkened in the last decade" and "said he was willing to order a 'serious review' into MPs' security".
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
As the sky darkened over the white stucco church framed in palm trees and the dry peaks of the San Bernardino Mountains, fringed teenagers made their way inside, shaking their limbs and chattering in excitement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
The social worker’s face darkened; his gray-green eyes glistened as if the boy had physically hurt him.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
