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 darkened, and a very light rain drizzled down.
  — Lauren Groff, Harper's magazine, 1 Mar. 2020
• Still, not a lot of it is darkening investors’ psyches these days.
  — Larry Light, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
• Before the house darkened and the movie came on, one sat in a kind of Orientalist dream.
  — Janet Malcolm, The New York Review of Books, 24 Mar. 2020
• That’s the only thing that worked that wouldn’t interfere with the color of the hair, darkening or leaving any residue.
  — Nick Romano, EW.com, 8 Apr. 2020
• Even as grocery stores rush to replenish shelves emptied from panic buying, the outlook for farmers this year has been darkened.
  — Jeff Bollier, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2020
• Others piled up their meager belongings to make windbreaks as a storm forecast to drop 10 inches of snow on the city darkened the sky.
  — Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2020
• The decisions come as showrooms are darkened from the spread of the outbreak and as more Americans have been thrown out of work because of the pandemic.
  — Dallas News, 26 Mar. 2020
• Fortune confirmed that police darkened the neighborhood, that multiple tactical vehicles were on the scene, and that police used tear gas in the house.
  — Christopher Roth, azcentral, 31 Mar. 2020
• The outlook could darken even further if the virus lasts longer than anticipated or wields greater economic pain—given factories, schools, restaurants and shops are closing around the world.
  — Christopher Condon, Fortune, 17 Mar. 2020
• Add remaining olive oil to skillet and heat over medium heat; add the miso-tomato paste mixture and stir continuously, about 3 minutes or until paste begins to split and darken.
  — Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Mar. 2020
• The broad weakening darkened the growth outlook for the world’s second-largest economy, fueling calls for a more aggressive policy response with just a few months left before the end of the year.
  — Will Daniel, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2024
• But the jobs picture had darkened notably from a year ago, when unemployment was 3.8%, with 6.3 million Americans looking for work.
  — Carlos Waters, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2024
• 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
• But that afternoon, the sky darkened and the wind howled.
  — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
• The darkening outlook has pulled crude prices down more than 10% in the past month.
  — David Uberti, WSJ, 14 Mar. 2023
• The picture won't darken much, but the highlights may be a bit blown out.
  — Whitson Gordon, Wired, 25 Dec. 2020
• The veneers are soft and absorb a lot of the oil, which will darken the wood quite quickly.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 16 May 2021

Last Updated: 11 Nov 2024