Examples of blacken in a Sentence
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
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Skip any skins that look moldy, blackened, or spoiled.
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Cathy Cassata, Health, 24 Oct. 2025
Day turned to night as thick, acrid clouds blackened the sky.
—Robert Wyss, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
Whether this backlash will slow the data center boom, blacken the reputation of AI companies and their products with users, or hasten the roll-out of AI regulation globally remains to be seen.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Wait until the first frost when the foliage has turned brown, wilted, or mushy and the stems have blackened.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
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Cathy Cassata, Health, 24 Oct. 2025
Day turned to night as thick, acrid clouds blackened the sky.
—Robert Wyss, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
Whether this backlash will slow the data center boom, blacken the reputation of AI companies and their products with users, or hasten the roll-out of AI regulation globally remains to be seen.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Wait until the first frost when the foliage has turned brown, wilted, or mushy and the stems have blackened.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for blacken
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“Blacken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blacken. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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blacken
verb
black·en
ˈblak-ən 
blackened; blackening
ˈblak-(ə-)niŋ
1
: to make or become dark or black
2
: to hurt the reputation of
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