tenebrous

Example Sentences

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Antonaci’s tenebrous cinematography forces you to keep an eye on what lurks in the shadows that darken almost every scene, and it’s a thrill.

From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2023

By the same token, Spanish cinema at large has been reluctant to engage with that tenebrous period.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2021

The shadowing is more tightly contained in Hsin-Hsi Chen’s intricate paper sculptures, whose multi-planar surfaces are covered with tenebrous graphite, charcoal, ink and paint.

From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2019

As I played, it made me think of all the aquariums I’ve visited, places of mystery and tenebrous beauty more alien than anything sprung from a filmmaker’s imagination.

From Time • Aug. 2, 2016

She cannot persuade Felicia to take off her nightgown, to allow light in the tenebrous house.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García