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 light stays sharp well into the evening, the sky a dusky purply blue that doesn’t fade so much as deepen.
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Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Antarctica in mid-winter is bathed in a dusky half-light or shrouded in darkness, with the sun's orbit ensuring the warming rays no longer reach the icy landmass.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
Orcas share the meat of a dusky dolphin among the pod.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 26 Sep. 2024
If Dylan was the dusky preacher Friday, Nelson was the campfire light.
—Brady Gerber, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
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Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Antarctica in mid-winter is bathed in a dusky half-light or shrouded in darkness, with the sun's orbit ensuring the warming rays no longer reach the icy landmass.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
Orcas share the meat of a dusky dolphin among the pod.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 26 Sep. 2024
If Dylan was the dusky preacher Friday, Nelson was the campfire light.
—Brady Gerber, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 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 2 Jul. 2025.
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