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How to use Darken in a sentence

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How many of our daydreams would darken into nightmares, were there any danger of their coming true.
Then he repeatedly applies furniture varnish or stain which he wipes away with turpentine and reapplies to darken the edges of the work.
The peel of the fruit will darken in the refrigerator but the banana inside will remain firm and delicious.
His eyes were a dark, cold blue, but it didn't seem to darken his appearance at all.
Ultimately, the fate of photography depended on fixing the image so it would not fade or darken.
These spots turn into raised lesions that begin to darken in color and then take on a corklike appearance becoming rough to the touch.
The room seemed to darken perceptibly even though bright sunlight flooded its every corner.
An infusion of sage or rosemary is also used in hair care as it can add shine to dark hair and, when mixed with black tea, can darken dark hair.
More invitingly, there are a good few gnashing epics where guitars and keyboard atmospherics collude to darken an already black mood.
Paterson's attempt to brighten Heikkinen's outlook last term only seemed to darken the midfielder's mood further.
The professor's eyes went to the rest of the class, and the atmosphere seemed to darken slightly.
I'm pretty sure the only way to darken the mood at a funeral is to have something more tragic happen during one.
As soon as she stepped into the room Kim felt her mood darken, it was her mum, Kay.
I was enjoying the quiet of which I got so little, and being bothered by my mentor would only darken my mood.
In his point of view then sixteen was such serious age and nothing could darken his mood.
His brilliant blue eyes would darken and the expression on his face became intense just before he would kiss her.
He regularly visited her grave and the mention of her name always caused a flicker of intense sadness to darken his eyes.
If Scallon isn't driving those cattle, I'll never darken your door again, and I'll not bother you over the man again.
Well, if that's the standard, no wonder you feel abused and cheated every time you darken the door.
The exposed areas will become green with verdigris, while the sheltered ones will darken.
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Examples from Classical Literature
Yet, as I followed its footsteps, I saw its form darken a pin-spot of daylight at the end of a crevice of the cavern.
He was always on the look-out for his brother, as soon as the sky began to darken.
By this time the husks will have begun to decompose and darken the kernels.
This is a great mystery which people are afraid to look into, and darken it of their own will.
Strong failed to notice Roger's face darken, and Tom and Astro look at each other meaningfully.
It is necessary to darken his moral and mental vision, and, as far as possible, to annihilate the power of reason.
He saw the thundercloud arise that was to darken the horizon.
The man, whoever he was, did not darken the lighted doorway.
He saw the blighting shadow of Asgill begin to darken the scene.
He colored and his eyes seemed to darken as he spoke to the two girls.
I inherit my father's name, and I do not choose that the shadow of disgrace should darken it.
The black shadow of the Tombs did not darken this Eden of my youth.
And I would warn you, sir, that if you palter with the truth in such little matters you may darken your more important statements with suspicion.
The clock ticked through the minutes of a half-hour and the afternoon outside began to thicken and darken turbidly.
If this is done, the cauliflower will darken and break into pieces.
Here, indeed, the complexities of Gijon allow us to understand polarization that would darken decades to follow.
As she spoke I could see her husband's face darken and draw together, as though the passion in him were shriveling his being to its core.
Half the girls do it, either paint or powder, darken their lashes with burnt hair-pins, or take cologne on lumps of sugar or belladonna to make their eyes bright.
As a white cloud here and there affords a pleasing contrast with the azure sky, so in the lagoon, bands of living coral darken the emerald green water.
High over the tree-tops, in a widespread, trailing, noisy crew, there fly, with resounding cries, flocks of birds which seem to darken and overlay the very heavens.
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