darken
Example Sentences
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Their mood darkened over the summer as Europe was left on the sidelines as the U.S. and China sought to reset the rules of global trade.
He refers to his space as a “mouse nest,” a darkened corner he has created by draping curtains around his bunk bed.
From MarketWatch
It scrambled senior officials to talks in Geneva and all of Sunday we saw delegates from the US and Ukraine shuttling back and forth between the two main venues in black limousines with darkened windows.
From BBC
Pulling off Ariel’s memorable hair flip, set against the darkening sky as she emerges from the water, was more a process of trial and error.
From Los Angeles Times
Their pants were still wet with mud as they limped along the darkened levee, celebrating their arrival while being ushered along by Border Patrol agents.
From New York Times
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