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
• One small cloud that darkens your day doesn't mean the sun hasn't risen.
  — Magi Helena, oregonlive, 27 Dec. 2019
• The skies darkened, and a very light rain drizzled down.
  — Lauren Groff, Harper's magazine, 1 Mar. 2020
• 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
• Brown spots will darken at first and then slough off over the course of four to seven days.
  — Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Sep. 2019
• The wind picked up in the afternoon and the skies darkened but never opened up.
  — Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2019
• 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
• 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
• In India, soot is known to coat glaciers, which darkens them to trap more heat from the sun and melt faster.
  — Akshat Rathi, Quartz, 23 Oct. 2019
• 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 darkening climate for immigration in the U.S. and Europe is on her mind as well.
  — August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
• But there are some thresholds that investor profits should not darken.
  — Tj Hutchinson, The Denver Post, 15 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 16 Jan 2025