darkness
Example Sentences
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It may be my 83-year-old eyes — maybe somebody younger would not have a problem with this — but the darkness gets to me, so I kept longing to get back to the outside windows.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
Down go the lights inside Sheffield's Crucible Theatre, an overhead galaxy replaced by darkness.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
Plants grown in light had much stronger adhesion between these layers than those grown in darkness.
From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026
Borgli’s film understands that violence thrives in darkness and that the fear of being judged is what keeps those experiencing difficult, extreme emotions from talking about them.
From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026
Then in the darkness my hand closed over something hard.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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