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 wood had darkened with age and the paint was flaking off.
  — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 28 June 2018
• 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
• There’s goodness left, even as the world tilts and darkens, and some of it lives in you.
  — Claire Comstock-Gay, The Cut, 26 June 2017
• Bake for 17 minutes to form the crust, which will darken a bit.
  — Cathy Barrow, idahostatesman, 2 Nov. 2017
• 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
• That increased blood flow can cause the labia to darken and even cause a slight change in shape.
  — Kristi Kellogg, Glamour, 29 Apr. 2019
• The darkening outlook has pulled crude prices down more than 10% in the past month.
  — David Uberti, WSJ, 14 Mar. 2023
• The cocoa used to darken half of the dough doesn’t make your bread taste chocolatey.
  — Kim Ode, The Seattle Times, 15 May 2017
• 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
• Over the next hour, the moon’s lower limb begins to darken.
  — Rich Talcott, Discover Magazine, 18 Jan. 2019
• The cabin is darkened and overhead lights can be seen swirling through the smoke.
  — Alex Horton, Washington Post, 9 May 2018
• The cabin is darkened and overhead lights can be seen swirling through the smoke.
  — Alex Horton, Anchorage Daily News, 9 May 2018
• The wind picked up in the afternoon and the skies darkened but never opened up.
  — Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2019
• Moments later, the sky darkens into a purplish blue before being split by a sharp bolt of lightning.
  — Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
• The sky darkened during the Rays’ fourth-inning rally, and light rain intensified into a heavy downpour an inning later.
  — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 31 July 2025