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Example Sentences

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“The Wailing” somehow added ghosts, demon-possessed children and inky black crows to the mix with a near-crazed sense of showmanship.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

Elsewhere, a stripe of lemon yellow radiates against an inky background, interrupted by numerous dark patches.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

A signal flare arcs into the inky sky – and illuminates Chinese soldiers who have spilled out of the boat and amassed on the beach.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2025

Hours were marked by peals of screams following every uncovered worm wriggling in the corn silks, and each of us proudly showing off our inky fingertips from pressing out purple hull peas from their pods.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2025

Below the newly-discovered steps, a pair of lanterns cast pools of golden light into the inky blackness.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques