darkly
Example Sentences
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While darkly amusing, this is genuinely dangerous; movements that believe themselves to be comprehensively infiltrated tend to radicalize further and faster.
From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2026
I often joked darkly that I was a cat with only so many lives left.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
The movie is darkly funny in its depiction of the internet era.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
Sometimes it gets more horrific or even darkly comic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2026
“People don’t always stay where you put ’em, miss,” he replied darkly.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
