darkness
Example Sentences
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But there is still so much darkness in “The Grapes of Wrath,” especially in its scenes of John Qualen’s Muley Graves, crumpled on the ground, suddenly a squatter on his own piece of land.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026
"When I pitched my idea, she was already thinking about incorporating some of the darkness so it made my job easy because we were so aligned."
From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026
Months of uninterrupted darkness made it possible to observe the planets' unusually long transits, each lasting more than 11 hours, without interruption.
From Science Daily • Jun. 27, 2026
It’s only people like Ruth, who thanklessly work to allay that suffering even in the smallest ways, that keep the darkness from devouring us whole.
From Salon • Jun. 18, 2026
The cub’s eyes were fixed on the darkness: ears rigid, hackles raised.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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