How to Use darken in a Sentence

darken

verb
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  • The wood will darken as it ages.
  • The bad news darkened his mood.
  • The sky darkened and it started to rain.
  • The last days of her life were darkened by illness.
  • His mood darkened after he heard the bad news.
  • Her face darkens to a deep red when she gets angry.
  • The skies lightened and then darkened again in the evening.
    — Martin Finucane, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2023
  • The outlook for the rest of the year may darken further.
    — New York Times, 29 Apr. 2022
  • The wind picked up in the afternoon and the sky darkened.
    — Sanaë Lemoine, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
  • As the sky darkened and flames swept down the hill, a tree branch hit Sheffield in the leg.
    — Miguel Almaguer, NBC News, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The wood had darkened with age and the paint was flaking off.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 28 June 2018
  • The rooms are darkened, and there’s space for parents to stay overnight.
    — Matthew Casey, The Arizona Republic, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Ndlovu’s father gripped the steering wheel as the sun set and the sky darkened.
    — Tracey Lindeman, WIRED, 19 Aug. 2023
  • One small cloud that darkens your day doesn't mean the sun hasn't risen.
    — Magi Helena, oregonlive, 27 Dec. 2019
  • The skies darkened, and a very light rain drizzled down.
    — Lauren Groff, Harper's magazine, 1 Mar. 2020
  • Where the arena will darken, then lights shine down on the mat, the two wrestlers alone with nowhere to hide.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2023
  • When the moon passes between the sun and the earth, the sky darkens as the face of the sun is blocked entirely.
    — Ria Gupta, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2024
  • But that afternoon, the sky darkened and the wind howled.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
  • That increased blood flow can cause the labia to darken and even cause a slight change in shape.
    — Kristi Kellogg, Glamour, 29 Apr. 2019
  • The darkening outlook has pulled crude prices down more than 10% in the past month.
    — David Uberti, WSJ, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Brown spots will darken at first and then slough off over the course of four to seven days.
    — Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Sep. 2019
  • Over the next hour, the moon’s lower limb begins to darken.
    — Rich Talcott, Discover Magazine, 18 Jan. 2019
  • The wind picked up in the afternoon and the skies darkened but never opened up.
    — Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2019
  • The picture won't darken much, but the highlights may be a bit blown out.
    — Whitson Gordon, Wired, 25 Dec. 2020
  • The veneers are soft and absorb a lot of the oil, which will darken the wood quite quickly.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 16 May 2021
  • The sky darkened, and strobes of light coated the court building in purple.
    — Jamie Landers, Dallas News, 1 Sep. 2023
  • When the vegetables begin to darken just slightly at the edges, take the pot off the heat.
    — Kitty Greenwald, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2022
  • In India, soot is known to coat glaciers, which darkens them to trap more heat from the sun and melt faster.
    — Akshat Rathi, Quartz, 23 Oct. 2019
  • The clouds are still in sunlight while the ground is darkening after the Sun sets.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 12 Feb. 2025
  • The Palisades and Eaton fires and others that darkened our sky and sent us scattering.
    — Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 25 Jan. 2025

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