sunless

Example Sentences

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Aberdeen recorded no sunshine for 14 days from 22 January - provisionally the longest sunless spell on record for the city.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

No one is winking or making fun, despite the fact that this father and son are extolling the beauty of the morning while inside a sunless bunker six miles underground.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 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

Their red color, when absorbed in the sunless deep, fades into a brownish black, blending them into their surroundings.

From National Geographic • Feb. 13, 2024

It was a sunless day with a damp wind that never seemed to stop.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss