How to Use darken in a Sentence

darken

verb

• The wood will darken as it ages.
• The bad news darkened his mood.
• The sky darkened and it started to rain.
• The last days of her life were darkened by illness.
• His mood darkened after he heard the bad news.
• Her face darkens to a deep red when she gets angry.
• The skies lightened and then darkened again in the evening.
  — Martin Finucane, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2023
• The outlook for the rest of the year may darken further.
  — New York Times, 29 Apr. 2022
• The wind picked up in the afternoon and the sky darkened.
  — Sanaë Lemoine, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
• As the sky darkened and flames swept down the hill, a tree branch hit Sheffield in the leg.
  — Miguel Almaguer, NBC News, 11 Aug. 2023
• The rooms are darkened, and there’s space for parents to stay overnight.
  — Matthew Casey, The Arizona Republic, 9 Feb. 2024
• Ndlovu’s father gripped the steering wheel as the sun set and the sky darkened.
  — Tracey Lindeman, WIRED, 19 Aug. 2023
• Where the arena will darken, then lights shine down on the mat, the two wrestlers alone with nowhere to hide.
  — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2023
• When the moon passes between the sun and the earth, the sky darkens as the face of the sun is blocked entirely.
  — Ria Gupta, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2024
• The darkening outlook has pulled crude prices down more than 10% in the past month.
  — David Uberti, WSJ, 14 Mar. 2023
• The sky darkened, and strobes of light coated the court building in purple.
  — Jamie Landers, Dallas News, 1 Sep. 2023
• When the vegetables begin to darken just slightly at the edges, take the pot off the heat.
  — Kitty Greenwald, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2022
• Over the course of its flights to space and back, that white paint has darkened to a charcoal color.
  — Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 3 Nov. 2023
• As the tomato paste caramelizes and starts to darken in color and stick to the bottom, pour in the vodka and stir to deglaze the pan.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2023
• And in the third, another boy lies in a red T-shirt darkened by the blood from wounds that pierce his jaw.
  — Sarah El Sirgany, CNN, 27 Apr. 2023
• The sky darkened for 60 seconds as the moon blocked out the sun, casting a 25-mile-wide shadow.
  — Harold Maass, The Week, 21 Apr. 2023
• There are rules about tinting, but what if the windshield could track the hot spot and just darken that?
  — Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 17 July 2022
• The fruit should sit in that brine for about a week, until the fruit is firm and the color has darkened by a couple shades.
  — Abra Berens, Bon Appétit, 24 July 2023
• This is caused by dirt and dust getting into the pills and darkening them.
  — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
• Poll worker tells me to take the ballot back and darken the circles.
  — Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2022
• The outer peel will darken but the fruit itself will ripen more slowly.
  — Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2022
• Remember, if any part of the pie starts to darken too quickly, tent it with foil.
  — Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 25 Nov. 2022
• As the skies overhead darkened ominously and the winds began to pick up, the third set began.
  — Sally H. Jacobs, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Aug. 2023
• The coupe for sale on BaT right now comes in a boring beige option, but even that isn't enough to darken our thoughts on this car.
  — Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 21 Jan. 2023
• The apples will have broken down even more in this time, and will have darkened to a deep amber color thanks to the spices.
  — Pam Lolley, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024