Fire had blackened the field.
The sky blackened as the storm approached.
Their false accusations failed to blacken my reputation.
a presidency blackened by scandal
Recent Examples on the WebFlames were not visible from the camera, but swathes of blackened, scorched land were shown.—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2024 People sit around on the sand, with an area of the ground appearing blackened.—Catherine Nicholls, CNN, 3 Aug. 2024 The fire burned out of control for several hours, blackening about 500 acres.—Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2024 Her natural hair had been dyed with henna and juniper, while the long wig had been treated with quartz, magnetite, and albite crystals to stiffen the braids and blacken the color.—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 1 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for blacken
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