darkly

Example Sentences

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Evoking classics of the ‘60s and ’70s Latin American boom, the novel is sensual and darkly comic, suffused with the sense that, as Arias writes, “fate was a cruel, playful thing.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 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

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

“I knowed it,” she muttered darkly without a hint of what it was she knew.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson