darkest

Example Sentences

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Kyiv and its residents are bouncing back from the darkest winter of the war.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Ian Johnson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who has long reported on China's persecutory practices, says we are witnessing "probably the darkest period of time in decades" for freedom of expression under the CCP.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

“This is really one of the darkest times in U.S.-Latin American relations,” Zavala said.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

In our darkest hours, hope is what keeps cancer patients going.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

That night I made myself stay awake, watching the sky for its darkest hour before the dawn, when the sleepy guards were most likely to be dozing.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman