grow dark
Example Sentences
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In the 1800s, the sky would routinely grow dark when large numbers of the now-extinct passenger pigeon passed through this popular roosting area in northwestern, Pennsylvania.
From National Geographic • Nov. 20, 2023
It began to grow dark, and suddenly realizing the situation she got up hurriedly and went about closing windows and doors.
From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021
In the evening, as it began to grow dark outside, lights on the porches came on.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 1, 2018
But sometimes, two octopuses just grow dark, slap tentacles and then settle down where they are.
From New York Times • Jul. 13, 2015
When it began to grow dark, they set up camp just off the trail; downhill, the river Nir was pregnant with rain.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
