darkness
Example Sentences
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Five players, including captain Zahra Ghanbari, slipped away from the team hotel under the cover of darkness to claim asylum in Australia.
From Barron's
The Sublime, Edmund Burke wrote in 1757, terrifies in darkness, but when its effects are managed and ordered, we call them beauty.
Known as the "lord of darkness", Owens' collection also included some innovative materials including an Italian fabric usually reserved for body armour, and sequinned boots.
From BBC
The man in his 30s in Tehran who reported "total darkness" overnight said: "The electricity went out and I had no idea what was happening".
From BBC
The researchers generated 19 new variants that showed greater sensitivity to light, reduced activity in darkness, or the ability to respond to green light rather than only blue light.
From Science Daily
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