darkened

[US]/'da:kənd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. darkened, without light

Phrases & Collocations

darkened room

darkened sky

darkened tone

Example Sentences

Clouds darkened the sun.

the abuse darkened the rest of their lives.

misery darkened her gaze.

a scandal that darkened the family's good name.

Moonlight glanced off the windows of the darkened building.

The sudden drop in stock prices darkened the future for investors.

the non-enzymatic browning of greengage juice increased and the color darkened with the increase of concentration and processing temperature;

Real-world Examples

Harry squinted at his friends' darkened faces.

Source: 2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

His surly face darkened as he surveyed Harry.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

In Parkinson's, these darkened areas of substantia nigra gradually disappear.

Source: Osmosis - Nerve

During the first Latin class that night, a storm darkened the sky.

Source: VOA Special September 2020 Collection

But if the sheep eats the flower, in one moment all his stars will be darkened.

Source: The Little Prince

With the Sun so far away, the Earth darkened, and the seas began to crackle and freeze.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

The curtain was raised, to reveal a darkened stage.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

The theater room darkened and then the film began.

Source: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

His face darkened. " Are you calling me a coward" ?

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows (Bilingual Edition)

The dim picture of a darkened room came to him.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

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