darkly

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The online blurb says the book is a "darkly humorous novel that uses the deftest touch to draw a thread through the lives of Welsh farmers, city accountants, Indian hoteliers and Eisteddfod mums".

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Every one of his lines has become iconic, but Duvall’s final moment in the film might be his most darkly funny and haunting: “Some day this war’s going to end,” he cryptically says.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

Diplomats joke darkly about Petro being "Zelenskyed" -- receiving an Oval Office dressing down like the Ukrainian president.

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

Qatar, Turkey and Egypt warned darkly about precedent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

Meggie liked the view of the surrounding hills, the swallows’ nests under the roof, the dried-up well that yawned darkly as if it went straight down to the earth’s core.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke