- comparative of dark.
darker
Example Sentences
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The darker strains in his comedies have been drawn out by directors eager to show there’s more to the playwright than his drawing room panache.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
But it is here, in these darker and less yielding works, that his imagination is most fully itself: less certain and considerably more interesting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Organic microfossils usually become darker after they are buried because rising pressure and temperature gradually alter the material.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026
His covert operation to sneak within the city walls was a betrayal of bedrock beliefs about honor and civility, a shameful act that brought humanity into a darker age.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
His skin was darkening toward a gold similar to his brother’s, with even darker swirls patterning his arms.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
