darkens

present tense third-person singular of darken
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of darkens The tree produces an annual fall harvest of walnuts, enclosed in a green husk that darkens when ripe. Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025 When the sky darkens, her stomach clenches. Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025 When that last stellar ember cools and darkens, the age of black holes will still be in its early days. Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2025 Yet this uncertainty comes as the global outlook darkens — both in economic and geopolitical terms. William Pesek, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025 Blocking the sunlight also darkens his living spaces. Roxana Popescu, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2025 As the sky darkens, the wind picks up, and the cries of the seagulls lessen. Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025 Blocking the sunlight also darkens his living spaces. Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for darkens
Verb
  • Not explained is whether Makary would be happier if drug companies placed ads with immobile patients, frowns, and funereal music.
    John Tamny, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Ken’yaku, a commitment to frugality, is detectable in a corporate culture that frowns on perks or frills.
    Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Aged fades emphasized the fabric’s softness and popular status in closets.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
  • William, too, endures as a devoted subject, if one who fades from view in the book’s later sections.
    Stacy Schiff, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But this becomes nearly impossible when a dense medium obscures the object.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Especially for a complex negotiation surrounding a shutdown, what’s technically true is often presented in a way that obscures the full picture.
    Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The film centered on the Environmental Protection Agency encasing the Simpsons’ hometown of Springfield in a dome after Homer taints the area’s water supply.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Rhett Miller stares across the classroom at the 14 sets of eyes staring back and lets his curiosity run free.
    Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Lit only by a halo-like light overhead, Wayans stares blankly at the screen, smoking a cigar — and breaking down in mournful tears.
    Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • While Waze still focuses on driving, this integration blurs the lines between the two apps.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Touch in Sol’s fan-favorite primer smooths skin with a lightweight, velvety finish that blurs the appearance of pores and grips onto makeup in place all day.
    Sarah Han, Allure, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Deadly holiday weekend mars broad crime drop The back-and-forth followed a Labor Day weekend of deadly violence in Chicago worse than in the previous two years, with seven people shot to death, according to preliminary Chicago Police Department reports.
    Andy Rose, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Valuing a project at cost of production rather than value in an arm’s length sale—common in all economic statistics—especially mars Chinese data.
    Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Debate rages on in Pennsylvania as to whether the Eagles offense is too predictable, or simply ineffective after the Eagles lost their second straight game last week, an embarrassing defeat at the hands of the Giants on Thursday Night Football.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Fighting still rages on between rival militaries in eastern Congo, some backed by the Democratic Republic of Congo.
    Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025

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