inky

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for inky
Adjective
  • The wine selection highlights a broad curation of some of the region’s best wines, including from the Lagrein grape with its dusky dark fruit and full bodied structure.
    Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
  • The pork comes with a roll of corn tortillas, half a lime, onions piqued with vinegar and heat, and fiery green and dusky red salsas to create your own tacos, along with the best chicharrones.
    Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Adjective
  • The duo stepped out in complementary dark ensembles, with Hayek wearing one of her favorite footwear looks — hefty platform heels — with a black velvet dress.
    Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 9 July 2025
  • My perspective always seems a bit darker and less hopeful.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 9 July 2025
Adjective
  • In the opening moments of the eighth episode, Nina (Rachel Hilson) awakens chained to rusty pipes in a dingy warehouse after her cover as Russian interpreter is blown.
    Hunter Ingram, Variety, 4 July 2025
  • But edgy, irreverent, artistic, dingy, grimy, slightly dangerous cool.
    Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
Adjective
  • Rules and regulations regarding international flight cancellations are a little murky.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2025
  • Her eyes were murky green and always cast upward and to the left.
    Ottessa Moshfegh, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • Kellogg was a leading researcher of early childhood art, exploring the spontaneity and significance of unfiltered mark-making at young ages.
    Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 27 June 2025
  • With his powerful swing, Happy reluctantly joins the pro circuit to save his grandmother's house, shaking up the stuffy tournaments with his boozy antics and unfiltered attitude.
    Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 26 June 2025
Adjective
  • How this all will ultimately lead to world-building applications is hazy—and that’s part of the point.
    Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 3 July 2025
  • Crazy Norse is a 6.8% ABV hazy/New England IPA brewed in honor of Northern Kentucky University.
    Rasputin Todd, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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“Inky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inky. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.

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