duskier; duskiest
1
: somewhat dark in color
specifically
: having dark skin
2
: marked by slight or deficient light : shadowy
Examples of dusky in a Sentence
in the dusky depths of the dungeon
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The glitch smoothed out the eccentricities of texture in the image and cast a dusky halo around every shape.
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Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
Wildlife officials have put out a call to the public after the body of a dusky dolphin was found decapitated on a New Zealand beach.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Three of the species found in the mislabeled samples—scalloped hammerhead, great hammerhead, and dusky smooth-hound shark—are also known to contain high levels of mercury, which can cause damage to the brain and central nervous system.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 10 Sep. 2025
Olsen kept her glam simple for the evening and opted for a terracotta blush on her cheeks and a dusky mauve gloss on her lips.
—Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
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Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
Wildlife officials have put out a call to the public after the body of a dusky dolphin was found decapitated on a New Zealand beach.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Three of the species found in the mislabeled samples—scalloped hammerhead, great hammerhead, and dusky smooth-hound shark—are also known to contain high levels of mercury, which can cause damage to the brain and central nervous system.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 10 Sep. 2025
Olsen kept her glam simple for the evening and opted for a terracotta blush on her cheeks and a dusky mauve gloss on her lips.
—Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dusky
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“Dusky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dusky. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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