darken
Example Sentences
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Treasury market en masse given the darkening U.S. fiscal outlook, Gimbel replied: “I think one thing to keep in mind is that currently markets don’t have a better, great option than U.S. Treasury debt.”
From MarketWatch
The sky starts to darken as we head toward our house.
From Literature
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The car spun through the leaves, darkening somewhere he slowed it, but mostly just trailing smoke above and behind it.
From Literature
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Once seated and locked in, it nearly immediately takes off, jetting riders into a darkened hallway with white lights before injecting them into a Lego galaxy.
From Los Angeles Times
Gainsborough grew up with Andrews, and the clouds that darken behind him seem to hint at his disposition.
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