darken

Example Sentences

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The year airships like boxkites began to darken the skies, though they hadn’t found our patch of sky yet.

From Literature

They walked all morning without stopping for food or water: crossing boggy valleys choked with chattering aspen; climbing hills darkened by ever-wakeful pines.

From Literature

We crossed the lobby and entered the darkened theater.

From Literature

Treasury market en masse given the darkening U.S. fiscal outlook, Gimbel replied: “I think one thing to keep in mind is that currently markets don’t have a better, great option than U.S. Treasury debt.”

From MarketWatch

The sky starts to darken as we head toward our house.

From Literature