darkness

Example Sentences

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But new research suggests that worlds drifting through the darkness of interstellar space could still remain habitable, even without the warmth of a nearby star.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

Border guards warned crossings were increasing, with many attempting to slip across a nearby river under cover of darkness.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

The photos transform the city’s atmosphere into fields of luminous color — the Hollywood Roosevelt’s sign silhouetted against saturated red and yellow skies, or the moon suspended in darkness.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

In that bitter January darkness of a Manchester elementary school parking lot, several dozen voters clustered in line beside me to get into the gym just as the polls opened.

From Slate • May 26, 2026

We row and we row through the darkness.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler