darken
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Those who witness a total eclipse will first see the sky darken.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Scattered through old Southern community and church cookbooks are recipes for spiced Saltines: butter-soaked, herb-flecked, oven-baked until they darken to a toastier shade of gold.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
Both light sources darken skin through the same biological process: UV rays change the structure and chemical profile of DNA in the skin, which then produces more melanin in order to prevent further damage.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
"They also darken the layer by adding iron and carbon, making the regolith's properties more consistent with the observations."
From Science Daily ● May 5, 2026
He saw the shadow of loss darken his father’s face.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
Hundreds of kilometers away – in Denver and along the Canadian border – heavy ashfall darkens the sky, obstructs roads and disrupts power, water supplies and communications.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
During an eclipse, the sky darkens offering a short window to also see the Perseids at the same time.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Include them and Americans’ average level of preparation for retirement darkens considerably.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
At some point, the room darkens, and the crowd watches the jacket glow — she becomes a bioluminescent creature in human form.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026
We have the same skin that darkens in the sun.
From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya
Now those darkened daytime Bradford rooms will take their place alongside other defining names and moments in cultural history inside Tate Britain, home to the biggest collection of British art in the world.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
As I moved from darkened room to darkened room, ridiculed in one, flirted with in another, a thread of finding one’s own personal paradise in a hellscape began to emerge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
He stumbled out of bed in his underwear and down the hall to his darkened living room.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
He traveled to a remote island off West Africa and on May 29, 1919, photographed stars made visible behind the darkened sun.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
By then, the sky had darkened to the rich, honeyed depth of Baltic amber.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
They also compared tree pollen with fern spores to determine whether the darkening might have been caused by biological differences between plant groups.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026
When he first noticed the sky darkening, Chapman thought a storm was coming.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Reduce the heat to low if the spices are darkening in color too quickly.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026
And while the survey showed output among businesses holding up relatively well, a darkening demand outlook spells concern for the economy going forward, Colijn said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
She glances up at the darkening sky and shakes her head.
From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott
