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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of darken.

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Examples

  • As it is, I do not think I have lost anything, except one's skin darkens from the sun, and one feels weak from the heat; but I could recover in six months in England.

    The Romance of Isabel, Lady Burton William Henry Burton Wilkins 1897

  • So, when the lizard is stressed, it's skin darkens and provides greater emphasis for the reflective scales.

    Archive 2006-11-01 2006

  • But”—his expression darkens—“Cecil’s spleen is enlarged too.

    Crossing the Tracks Barbara Stuber 2010

  • But”—his expression darkens—“Cecil’s spleen is enlarged too.

    Crossing the Tracks Barbara Stuber 2010

  • Queen Victoria spent the brightest days of her childhood there; princes and princesses have lived here and died before their day; a great name darkens its memories, ennobles its history.

    Highways and Byways in Surrey Eric Parker 1912

  • The fragrance "darkens" considerably as it wears and becomes much more robust than the name would lead one to believe.

    Perfume Review: Diptyque L'Eau de L'Eau Marina Geigert 2008

  • The fragrance "darkens" considerably as it wears and becomes much more robust than the name would lead one to believe.

    Archive 2008-04-01 Marina Geigert 2008

  • Upon hearing this, Hani-meijin’s expression darkens, asking if Satoru has any idea how he’s lived his life since he left.

    Shion no Ou ep 18 « Undercover 2008

  • The graveyard darkens first, and the headstones turn dingy gray.

    Miracles, Inc. T.J. Forrester 2011

  • The sky darkens momentarily as a dragon flies overhead.

    365 tomorrows » 2010 » February : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2010

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