darkly

Example Sentences

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Its baroque, acoustic sounds of a pastoral countryside in ye olde England mesh disturbingly well with softly sung, darkly opaque lyrics.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

Cedric fares much better, giving a vibrant, darkly funny performance as Seth, who considers himself a stern watcher over the manners and mores of his tenants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

I often joked darkly that I was a cat with only so many lives left.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

The New York Times raved about the darkly comic novel, “startling in its spare beauty,” and the quarter-life crisis treatment of a parent’s Alzheimer’s disease.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

“I saw Malfoy miming something to do with a nose,” he said darkly.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling