How to Use dusky in a Sentence
dusky
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Even the smells change, from the crisp air of the fields to a dense, dusky scent.
—Michael J. Bailey, BostonGlobe.com, 9 May 2018
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The young man came into the room and held her cool, dusky hand.
—Jeremy Topin, chicagotribune.com, 17 May 2017
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The young man came into the room and held her cool, dusky hand.
—Jeremy Topin, Washington Post, 13 May 2017
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The young man came into the room and held her cool, dusky hand.
—Jeremy Topin, chicagotribune.com, 17 May 2017
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The young man came into the room and held her cool, dusky hand.
—Jeremy Topin, chicagotribune.com, 17 May 2017
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His lips, hands and feet had a dusky hue from this lack of well-oxygenated blood.
—New York Times, 8 Sep. 2021
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The man had dusky-red circular patches on the palms of his hands and the soles of his feet.
—NBC News, 16 Oct. 2020
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As the sky grew dusky around 3 p.m. local time, two dragsters raced down the track.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
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The best of the line came from dusky red tandoori chicken on the bone with peppers, onions and warm naan.
—Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 1 July 2021
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Females are a far more subdued dusky brown color and about a third of the size of males.
—Liz Langley, National Geographic, 8 Oct. 2016
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Females are a far more subdued dusky brown color and about a third of the size of males.
—Liz Langley, National Geographic, 8 Oct. 2016
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The button-up comes in a range of pretty, dusky colors.
—Malia Griggs, SELF, 30 July 2020
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The role of gravy was played by a dusky curry sweetened with onions and carrots.
—Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2020
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Their last trailer had been on the earthy side, with burlap curtains and a dusky ceiling.
—Sarah Medford, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2022
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The waters are so calm we’re guided for a spell by dusky dolphins.
—Craig Welch, National Geographic, 7 July 2020
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Most of its body is a dusky blue-gray coloring and covered in white spots.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024
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The handles come in a variety of colors, from dusky blue to sage green.
—Bon Appétit, 3 June 2022
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The handles come in a variety of colors, from dusky blue to sage green.
—Mackenzie Chung Fegan, Bon Appétit, 14 June 2021
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These dusky blue birds once roamed the West in huge flocks, with hundreds alighting on piñon pines to glean nuts in the winter months.
—Sara Van Note, WIRED, 6 Nov. 2022
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Large fish—goldblotch, dogtooth and dusky groupers—swam past.
—Tony Perrottet, WSJ, 27 May 2022
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The upholstery is a dusky velour with a warm brownness that appears pure black in dim light.
—Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 18 Apr. 2023
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The final wine certainly looks like a white wine, but there’s a subtly rosy, dusky tint to it.
—Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Mar. 2021
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Messy — a fork isn’t a bad idea — but filling, with a slightly dusky chili that’s mild on the heat level but plays well off the sharpness of the slaw.
—Robert Philpot, star-telegram.com, 31 May 2017
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With every flick of movement, the skin peeking out from underneath the black of his sweater glimmers in the dusky light of the dance floor.
—Vulture, 17 Oct. 2023
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Painted by John White Alexander in Paris in 1895, it is drenched in a mood of dusky indolence.
—Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2021
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One by one, stars appear, then the luminous river and dusky lagoons of the Milky Way.
—Alan Hirshfeld, WSJ, 18 June 2020
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Leave it to one of the famously dark, dusky corners of New Orleans to produce a bright spot in the pandemic.
—Ian McNulty, NOLA.com, 27 Oct. 2020
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Shades of this versatile color can run the gamut from dusky, pastel tones to golden, glowy hues.
—Grace Haynes, Southern Living, 20 Mar. 2024
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It was delivered in pale colors, including tones of beige, brown, dusky pinks, light blue and in black and white.
—Laia Farran Graves, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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Blackberry preserves and poppy seeds give these cookies their dusky good looks.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2024
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