dark

Example Sentences

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The film is both funny and dark, and allows viewers to ponder their own relationship issues.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

Fire offered many advantages, including warmth, protection from predators, light after dark, and eventually the ability to cook food.

From Science Daily • Jun. 24, 2026

Visitors will start inside a dark slide that gives way to an orange glow followed by a double sonic boom.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026

“It was a difficult week, a dark week,” he told Portuguese television after the match.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

I rose, surprised at how dark the sky had become, but time passed differently here.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith