blacken

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The herb has been used for more than 1,000 years and has traditionally been associated with "blacken hair and nourish essence."

From Science Daily • Jun. 7, 2026

These incidents may temporarily blacken the eyes of the NBA and Major League Baseball but sports gambling is here to stay.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

But as the ghostly figure draws nearer, its skin rots and its eyes blacken.

From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2023

She’s prepared to leave immediately should the fire worsen or smoke blacken the sky.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 12, 2022

If she has no wool for the darning and the stockings are dark we can blacken our ankles with shoe polish for the respectability that’s in it.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt