| 单词 | darken |
| 例句 | The families that would not darken the door of the church, which by the way doesn’t have any door, did manage to join us for the picnic. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Farid had also shown him the kind of earth he needed to rub on his face to darken his skin. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z As he burst into the darkened second-floor bedroom, he said, “Mary Willis, guess what! Your daddy just left in his buggy with Miss Love Simpson! Said they were off to Jefferson to get married!” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z They rose again slowly, circling and recircling over his head, mocking him with their cries, and they flew at last into the darkening sky. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z When the nurse leaves, the grandmother’s face darkens and she turns her attention to me. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The interview woman bids Dede farewell, and together they walk through the darkened garden to the side of the house where the rented Datsun is parked. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Although she had turned her back to him, she felt that he was no longer smiling and that his eyes, watching her, had darkened. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Though I want to help her, I hold back, scanning the darkened grounds around us. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “One day we take revenge,” he said, his face darkening. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z She came past us again and back into the darkened section of the room. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Mustering all his strength, he raised his head, and with a weak and pinched voice he called into the darkened branches, “Are you okay?” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z It usually took from six weeks to three months to darken the skin pigmentation. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Lev and the others showed me the same reserved respect they held while tending to the dead, averting their eyes whenever possible, their faces solemn even as fear and confusion darkened their gazes. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The darkened nighttime airfields were dangerous to people in the air as well as on the ground, but there wasn’t anything the night bomber regiments could do about it. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z We head away from the lights of the restaurant and toward the darkened beach. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The darkening gray sky cast everything in a moody, deep blue, but not the fence. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Spoon led him into the darkened bedroom, and closed the door behind them. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Momma didn’t turn on the flashlight on the way back, nor did she answer the questioning Good evenings that floated around us as we passed the darkened houses. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z On its surface, darkened by near three hundred years of varnish, were painted the Seven Kingdoms as they had been in Aegon's day; rivers and mountains, castles and cities, lakes and forests. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z One of the small yellow squares darkened for an instant. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked like a ghost set against the darkening night. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Shadows which had lengthened and darkened over the bed in the comer had disappeared or revealed themselves as dark images of familiar chairs and such. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Somewhere, far off in another field, a man shouted to his horses, and the shout died away in a cry that ran frightened over the brown water of the creek and into the darkening woods. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z She made no reply, so I said again, as we were making our way across the darkened expanse of the kitchen floor: 'I trust you had a pleasant evening, Miss Kenton.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The man pulled up, hovering over Finn, darkening Finn’s world with a shadow too big for just one man. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z There was consternation darkening every expression, and Captain Black yawned deliciously, rubbed the last lethargy from his eyes and laughed gloatingly each time he told someone else to eat his liver. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z It began to seem to him that he had walked forever and would walk forever beside this silent being through a silent darkening land. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Half an hour later, Ron arrived, nursing his right arm and bringing a strong smell of polish into the darkened room. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The days were darkening earlier now, but down Parker Head he could still make out Mrs. Hurd’s house—or what had been Mrs. Hurd’s house. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z When the wind picked up briefly and died, the sound moved away from her, traveling out across the darkened park like a living thing. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z All that darkened the mood of the village was the sight of orphaned children. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Above, the sky was darkening fast, melting into a fluid watercolor blend of deep blues, oranges, and pinks fractured by the telltale lines left from the Rupture. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Their voices blended in the yellow kitchen light, and filled the empty house as the world outside darkened into twilight. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Now I have walked there, but I will bring no report to darken the light of day. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Now there was a thrashing and pounding and a crying out from within the darkening place. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z As the days darkened with threat of war, being wise, he had repaired the wall and made the fastness strong. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Before you know it, it’s pitted your surfaces and darkened your windows. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Jealousy flashes across his face, and his eyes darken to cinder. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z His face darkened: he would, he said, find ways and means. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Major de Coverley swept it away with mighty displeasure the moment he recognized what it was, his good eye flaring up blindingly with fiery disdain and his enormous old corrugated face darkening in mountainous wrath. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Ahead of them were the darkened streets, where Count Olaf had escaped to plan more treachery. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z Clouds of smoke unfurled beneath the wide green rims as the leaves darkened and withered in the flames, their words becoming faint distorted lines before they turned to ash. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Her breasts did not grow and her nipples did not darken. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The flames lit the darkening glass of the window where the boy stood in hooded silhouette like a troll come in from the night. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z A swarm of giant black army helicopters darkened the sky overhead. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He could hear nothing outside the darkened barracks. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z The sharp sound of their radios echoed in the parking lot and in the darkened stairwells of the apartment complex. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z There was the snail-like slither of water oozing down the walls and from around a darkened corner there came the low moan of someone in pain. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z He took it all in, the big elm tree and the dying rosebush, the freshly mowed lawn and the missing shingle by the chimney, the darkened windows and the warm glow of the porch light. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z He rose and walked out and stood barefoot in the sand and watched the pale surf appear all down the shore and roll and crash and darken again. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z At night, Chou and I sit outside the hut looking at the road until the sky darkens and our aunt orders us in to go to sleep. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A car rumbles slowly down the darkened street, its headlights shrouded. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z Jones pointed to a corner of the tavern, where a small door was hidden among the darkened tables. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Her face darkened, anger bloated her lips and lit fires behind her black brooding eyes. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z My blood darkens in a way I have never known before. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Low, shaggy clouds scudded over that part of the horizon where the sea lay, behind the marshes and the beach shanty settlements, and raindrops darkened the black mackintosh I had bought that morning. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z I was banished from the living room when they came, but listened all the same, sitting on the steps in the darkened foyer. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Last year, I dropped a guy off at the trailhead,” he told us as we tooled north through darkening pine forests towards the rugged hills of north Georgia. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “That’s probably the best known. They say there used to he so many of them they would darken the sky when they flew over. And the moa.” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z His face had darkened with shame at having his pleasure aroused in public by one of his daughters. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z By then, the sky had darkened to the rich, honeyed depth of Baltic amber. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Matt helped Maria over a tangle of wires into the darkened room. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Later that night, as the rest of the family retreated to their rooms, Fadi sat in the darkened living room staring at the square of light glowing from the tiny television. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Through her eyelids she could see the light in the room darken. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The Emperor’s stern face darkened like a thunder cloud covering Julius’s sky. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z I tried to see what he was looking at, but there was nothing there except for the Tuscarora Mountains rising up to meet the darkening sky. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z My blood starts to darken but I don’t let it take over. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Around him men seem to melt, the light of their lives darkened under his long-shadowed spear. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z They rushed down the front steps and along a winding path, going through darkened gardens until they reached the edge of the desert. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I turned around to look at the darkened house. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z He had held his son, who had known life only within her, against his chest in a darkened room in an unknown wing of the hospital. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Badwa’s face darkened, like a gathering of clouds before a monsoon. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “Some giant you are,” Inigo said then, and he stepped over Fezzik and hurried down the rest of the darkened stairs. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z And the distant floor seemed to darken and change. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z And then Mona looked up at the darkening sky and seemed to remember something. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The air over their heads churned and darkened, a cloud coalescing out of nowhere, gray and dense and gravid with rain. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Some of them darken, curls of smoke replacing the bright flames only momentarily before disappearing themselves. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It was locked fast; and the rain blew in their faces, and in the darkening sky low clouds went hurrying by, and their hearts sank a little, for they had expected more welcome. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z He pointed out toward some black shapes rising from the water against the darkening horizon, then raised a spyglass. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z "It's my main man, Alfred," said Major, throwing an arm around his shoulders and pulling him down into the darkened clubroom. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Traffic parted for me; the darkening sky held its light until I unlocked my door and rushed upstairs. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I turn my back on the border and follow two strangers through the darkening hills deeper into Turkey. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z We see the dim orange of my grandfather's cigarette, as he makes his way down the darkening road. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z She glances up at the darkening sky and shakes her head. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z The skies didn’t darken, the moon didn’t turn to blood. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The sky suddenly darkened further, and, as I looked over my shoulder to glare at the offending cloud, I realized with a shock that two men were walking quietly twenty feet behind me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She hit the light switch and the auditorium darkened. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Above the walls, the darkening sky was awash with sheets of green and orange light. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He walked over to it and picked it up, turning it in his hands, peering into its darkened crevices. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The lake was gray, darkening to a band of black at the horizon. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He shows us where to darken the path of the river on our maps. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Everything was conjoined by mystery and fate, and in his darkened cell he meditated on this and it became increasingly clear to him. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I quickly clear my throat, and my cheeks darken. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z In the darkening light, I can see a ball of bright white fur. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z The judges only like artificially darkened skin, she wanted to say. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Her chest heaves, she’s covered in sweat, hurt darkens her eyes—and she is still so beautiful that my throat tightens, and I want so badly to kiss her. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The skin between them darkened, too, knitting her freckles together into a speckled harlequin mask. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He carried the box down the hall to a darkened room. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Nico appeared right next to me, as if the shadows had darkened and created him. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The men fished until there were stars, and still the sky did not darken until they brought their catch ashore. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Then his face darkens and he pounds on the door again. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Widget lifts his glass, tilting it toward the darkened window by the door. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, without supervision, my little cousins had begun balancing on logs, patting mudcakes, enjoying the holiday of smearing their dresses and darkening their white socks. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z And then, amid this inert matter, she appears, holding on to the ship’s line, a girl in a pink dress the water darkens to red, hair plastered to her small skull. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The dogwood blossoms were poised, white and surreal and still against the darkening sky, the heavy air. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z His blue eyes have darkened a bit, to a greenish blue. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Her mind was darkened with jealousy about his past. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z A somberness darkened his voice and regard—the mysteries of Weep, writ on its own hero’s face. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Decades later, she still vividly remembered entering the darkened parlor in their home and finding the mirrors and pictures draped in white, a mourning custom of the time. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z They return to the town house, looking up at the darkened windows for signs of life. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He slipped Lightbringer into its scabbard, and the world darkened once again, as if the sun had gone behind a cloud. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z We travel through the streets of the Capitol in a car with darkened windows. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “Obviously,” Hector says, looking down at the darkened tunnel that the line of creatures disappears into. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Horns cracked out in the darkening stillness; grindstones screeched. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z She lay in the dimness, watching the sky darken, until Mia knocked on the door carrying a steaming mug of tea. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z After a while he raised his head and just sat there staring out at the cold and darkening woods. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The plane’s shape darkens a shifting length of ground. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I lay down and stared at the darkening sky. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Eric led them through the darkened corridors—where every other torch had been extinguished and the tapestries looked woven from black silk—and back to the courtyard they’d come through. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z "Lord Gyles will take him to Rosby, and conceal him there in the guise of a page. They plan to darken his hair and tell everyone that he is the son of a hedge knight." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z When the next flash happened, Hazel’s gold eyes darkened like foil in fire. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z They had stopped flying and were now perched side by side around the hole on the ceiling, peering down at us from the darkened heavens. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z A wet stain had darkened his pants nearly to his knees. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z On the fourth side the nightfire roared, lashing at the darkening sky with swirls of flame. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Fezzik followed him through the darkening streets of the Thieves Quarter. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The priest’s huge face darkened, and he crossed himself with a delicate flick of the wrist. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z His view of life has darkened since Mr. Banerji returned to India. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I closed my eyes and went to work sorting through the darkened memories bubbling up behind her eyes. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The daylight slipped away and the place darkened. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z When he touched it to the edge a bright red seam crawled up the side, then licked suddenly over the whole thing; the words were illumined for a moment before they curled and darkened. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He turned his head and looked intently out the window, as if he had just caught sight of something in the darkening back yard. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The water wall had long stopped singing, and the sky had darkened to an endless black by the time the kids were finished bouncing ideas back and forth. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z My vision blurs and darkens, the water changing in front of my eyes, slowly morphing into a black sky, tiny pinpoints of light appearing. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z The last rays of the sinking sun streamed through the open barn doorway, lighting up formerly darkened corners. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z As the train trundled through the darkening fens, Bateson read a copy of de Vries’s paper—and was instantly transmuted by Mendel’s idea of discrete units of heredity. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The corners of my vision darkened as if saturated with ink. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z George stood up and threw the mouse as far as he could into the darkening brush, and then he stepped to the pool and washed his hands. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z The room darkened until all I could make out of Yakov’s face was the terrified gleam of his eyes. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Mark can see the faint shadow of two people behind the darkened window now, and they both appear to be male. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z But the sun seemed darkened, and the world dim and remote. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The nurses did their best to darken the room, but as soon as I got some relief from the pain, my thoughts circled back to my father. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Noah and Ethan had propped their jackets and backpacks on an aisle seat so that the shadow cast in the darkened auditorium could easily be mistaken for a person. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z He put a name to the darkening, the shaking in the air and in the ground and why everything around us was flying. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z He stood there dumbly as she walked away from him, barefoot across the lawn, and he watched her darkened hair swing heavily across her shoulders, drenching her blouse. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The Augur and I are alone, looking out over darkened sand dunes that stretch all the way to the Serran Mountain Range. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The room seemed to blur and darken around me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Groggy and naked, he stumbled his way across the darkened chamber. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Mother’s eyes darkened with worry, but she said nothing. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z And all there was between us now was the embarrassed silence and unsatisfied longing in a darkened room. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z And in her dream Coraline saw that the sun had set and the stars were twinkling in the darkening sky. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z While the sky outside darkened, Ida made her house glow as brightly as a thousand stars. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z It ignores her, and looks philosophically out the window at the darkening sky. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Her face darkened with fury, but she didn’t say anything, buried her anger, and held me. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z At this moment, from out in the darkening field, there came the sound of a stamp on the ground. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A muffled noise comes from one of the darkened corners. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z On the darkening streets the poppies blossom, for Remembrance Day. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The blinds were closed and in the darkened rooms there was the smell of dust. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z But George had already run into the living room and had begun to darken it, to show his respect for the dead. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z Nately shook his head, his cheeks darkening with shy and regretful mortification. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Shoulders slumped, I step into a massive, darkened theater with endless rows of seats curving around a wide stage. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z People came in and out of the darkened room. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z When the rains finally came, the skies darkened and the air became heavy. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Outside, the sky darkened, and it rained harder. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z But he whipped that car around corners, through darkened streets, and up into our driveway. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z The sky was still blue, but it was darkening; the air clear, but tinged just slightly with the scent of ozone. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z It had darkened to a dull blue overnight, and he could no longer put any weight on it. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z She darkened her hair and took to dressing very simply. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z As he showed the note around, the mood in the room darkened. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The sky darkened, the clouds lowered, and the wind blew like a charging buck. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Nivea, the latest of our laundry maids, was "black-black": my mother always said it twice to darken the color to full, matching strength. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z No fear of death will darken St. John’s last hour: his mind will be unclouded, his heart will be undaunted, his hope will be sure, his faith steadfast. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z As they entered Lockhart’s darkened office there was a flurry of movement across the walls; Harry saw several of the Lockharts in the pictures dodging out of sight, their hair in rollers. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Ahead of them there was nothing but mist, though they could see from the darkening of it that a great wall rose in front of them. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z There were no beaches, for the cliffs dropped straight down into the water that lay darkened by the cold reflection of their heights. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z He looked nervously in his rearview mirror but saw nothing more than cars passing idly by and the darkened interior of the store. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Arm looked up at the darkening sky at the top of the subway stairs. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Even as I think this the world’s sun dims between clouds regathering, and soon a flaw of rain runs sparse and hard upriver, spattering the crowds on the Embankment, darkening the sky. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z As they sailed farther from the coast, the sky darkened and more stars came out. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The hills drew near, but the tall peaks of Thrihyrne were already dim against the darkening sky. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z At the station he sees his father waiting on the darkened platform, wearing sneakers and corduroys, anxiousness in his face. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I’m trying to see Olly in his darkened room when the Bundt leaps from the sill and plunges to the ground. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Two Step asked, gazing off toward a spiraling cluster of dactyls in the darkening sky to the east. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Vinnie slammed his sketch pad closed and proceeded to disappear into the darkened rooms of the house with a girl from the audience. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z A whirl of color, and now everything darkened, and Snape and Dumbledore stood a little apart in the entrance hall, while the last stragglers from the Yule Ball passed them on their way to bed. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z As the road darkened, the beams of our headlights filled with hundreds of blinded moths. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But in the summer, it darkened so much that strangers asked, What are you? Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z He felt his skin darkening with a blush. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “Will you send him on his way then? Advise him to find a new wife and stop darkening your door?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z At least this helped Thomas know directions—the wooden building crouched in the northwest corner, wedged in a darkening patch of shadow, the grove of trees in the southwest. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z A hole in the roof frames the darkening sky. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The clouds were darkening, and he thought he felt a raindrop on one cheek. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The three pairs of green eyes flew out into the field and converged at a darkened area at the far end of the park. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Finally, with slow steps, her head down, she wandered about the pillared rooms, laying her hand to things, her lips quivering, until finally she sat alone in the darkening wine room, waiting. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z They tore up one street and down another, windows rolled down, guns pointed out, spraying bullets toward the darkened homes and anything that moved. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Here is what happened: The curtain opens on a darkened bedroom. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Petra’s voice trailed off, and she stared at her reflection in the darkening glass. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z There is a spark in his gaze now, that darkening of his eyes, something fiery and hungry, something that wants. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z We walk along in silence, past darkened department store windows. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I opened it, revealing a staircase that led down into a darkened cellar. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The iron would split it open with a wide gash, and blood would darken the white spot and make it the color of the man’s sunburned face. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I pressed my fingers against the darkened glass, watching the market slide past me, out of sight. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z As the carriage hoisted in the air, the room darkened. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Ever since the sun began to sink the mist before his eyes had darkened, and he felt that a shadow was coming between him and the faces of his friends. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z At CIA headquarters in Langley, the mood darkened. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z We paused by the largest storefront, its window darkened with grime and cobwebs. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z We follow Justin and Chad into the back room, where they find a darkened corner and immediately set to work gnawing the faces off each other. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z The rat-faced rhymer picked at his teeth with a dirty claw as he turned his attention to the darkened windows of our upstairs apartment. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The four young faces on which the firelight shone brightened at the cheerful words, but darkened again as Jo said sadly, “We haven’t got Father, and shall not have him for a long time.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Maddie found her way through the darkened Cottage with his tune stuck in her head. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z In less guarded times, the darkened halls and galleries of Elsinore had stirred with furtive lovers and winking sentinels who let them pass. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I give chase, skidding to a stop in front of Mama’s darkened doorway. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z It was only a matter of time before the Darwins would find themselves in one of those darkened rooms. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z For over a week mourners arrived into the darkened sala, where the window shades had been drawn and the scent of flowers hung heavy in the air. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I moved closer to the wall darkened by kerosene smoke, wishing I could blend into it and disappear. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The clouds above darkened, and not with flies but a swelling storm. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z When I was a boy the white summer sun of Sacramento would darken me so, my T-shirt would seem bleached against my slender dark arms. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She drove fast into the empty rest area, the rain darkening the sky. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z When he developed the plate, he discovered it had been spontaneously exposed by the uranium in the darkened drawer. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Her face darkened as she contemplated the possibilities. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The shadow of secrets still to be revealed darkened Nixon’s night. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He took his cup and went to the window seat, where he sat drinking and watching the sea while the sun darkened over Pyke. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The boy was lean, and his mouse-colored hair had darkened slightly with age. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z The sky darkens, like a cloud is passing over the sun. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He leaned back and stared out the window at the darkening twilit sky. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z He saw the lone officer, much closer now, sitting regally on horseback, outlined against a darkening sky. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Gradually the sky darkens and fireflies flash their love lights as the males rise through the trees by the brook. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I see the darkening sky above me, starless. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He looked at me obliquely with darkening eyes, but would say no more. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The sky was darkening and the headlights on the Great Highway shone as I darted across. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The darkening room gave way to the damp, dusty odor, the beautiful aroma of rainy sage. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Around the fire, heads nodded in agreement, so Jinny hopped up and ran through the darkening night to the book cabin, a path her feet knew by heart. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The ceiling is so low that the teachers duck their heads as they walk from darkened room to room. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Silhouetted against the darkening sky, he hoisted himself a few feet off the ground and clung there, trembling and out of breath. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z He had barely entered the town when an unnatural chill, a descending mist, and a sudden darkening of the skies made him freeze where he stood. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The room darkens, as if under the gloom of what I just said. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z It is aimed at him from the darkened press box. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The lamp on the nightstand lent a soft glow to the darkened room. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The sun has set behind us and whoever took the picture used the flash and so our faces are bright, almost glowing, against the darkening sky. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z An old woman with stringy arms and sunken temples and slow eyes rimmed by darkened circles of weariness, an altogether different creature from the plump, round-faced woman beaming radiantly from those grainy wedding photos. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The second time he passed before the sun, his black wings spread, and the world darkened. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The shadow of a new beard darkened his jaw. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z There are streaks of color overhead as she looks up into the darkening sky. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Swarms of crane flies, one of the few insects that can survive the cold, darkened the tips of the mosses. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z His cheeks burnt with the rush of blood, the room swam and darkened before his eyes. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Seeing her in my wedding sari, her eyes darkened with kohl, her cheeks and lips rouged, and designs painted on her forehead, was like seeing myself again as I had been almost three years before. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z There was someone moving about in the darkened house. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z And on they walked, trudging in silence under a sky that had finally darkened to a dull iron gray and remained there without getting any darker. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Martin and Ethel were terrified of the watchful eyes behind every darkened window. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Outside, the clouds have darkened, but the rain has stopped. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z They go to darkened, humble-looking restaurants downtown where the tables are tiny, the bills huge. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z They sat in the ashes by the side of the road and looked out to the east where the shape of the city was darkening into the coming night. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Early one morning, about two weeks later, the doorway of the kitchen was suddenly darkened by the unexpected shadow of Mr. Derby. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The graphite in the illustrations darkens to show that it’s nighttime. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Crows cawed, sundown was near, but his home was not; the lane of Chinese elms had turned into a tunnel of darkening green, and he lived at the end of it, half a mile away. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Deeper it went, its red light glowing brighter as the surroundings darkened. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Through a storm of tears that did not reach his eyes, he stared at the yellow room; and the room shifted, the light of the sun darkened, and his mother’s face changed. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z The sky had darkened and red lantern lights started to glow all over the lake. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He said he did when she had first asked him, one afternoon in Palo Alto as they sat side by side in a darkened, nearly empty movie theater. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Perrington’s eyes fell upon the black ring on his left hand and darkened, as if his pupils had expanded to encompass all of each eye. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z With Andeg’s encouragement, she made it back to the door and fell through, her vision darkening. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z In real life, the days go on as usual, darkening to winter and heavy with the unspoken. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The sockets of her eyes darkened and the blue veins at her temples visibly throbbed. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z When he heard Lina and the others laughing, his face darkened. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z They spent most of their free time in Hagrid’s darkened hut, trying to reason with him. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Then, as the work went on below, he squatted on the bank and watched the darkening eastern skyline. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Sweat darkened the tank top that he wore for work. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z His face darkened with fury, and he whipped his tail up. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Before locking herself in her own room, her shadow hovers at mine, darkening the gap between the closed door and the floor. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “Thank you,” she said, then started as she looked to the darkened sky beyond the windows. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Then she pressed down on the gearshift and, after a moment of hunting, fiddled her way into reverse, and the darkened house faded in her headlights as the car backed out of the driveway. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Then I was looking at him standing above me, outlined by the light against the darkened half of the hall. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy turns around and I realize he’s older than I first thought, maybe early twenties, with stubble darkening his cheeks. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I stood in that darkened doorway trying to probe my future if I were expelled. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She was buried three days later beneath the haw- thorn tree behind the house, just as twilight was darkening the sky. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside the great hall there was only dim light, as in a theater darkened for a play. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z She looked a little troubled at finding a strange, anxious boy darkening her front porch. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I walk over, staring at the darkened bundle. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The vision was gone, but the memory of the tunnel still darkened his mind like some kind of seeping sludge. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I had never seen anything like it, we seemed to travel a sea of calmness but all around the sky darkened. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Petrosian left the board; Fischer and the audience of twelve hundred continued to sit in darkened silence. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z His face was becoming more angular and the great blue eyes of his early years were darkened by shifting lights of gray and green. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Liam tried to keep his voice casual, but his eyes had darkened, obviously troubled. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Finally, as day darkened into evening, there came the feet of a calf. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z You may have destroyed my chances of using Cedric to darken the world but maybe you’re right, Scorpius—maybe prophecies can be prevented, maybe prophecies can be broken. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z Nathan looked at the rising half-full moon; shadows were covering the desert, deepening and darkening the colors of the land and mesas. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The eagle was perched on a spine of rock far above them, outlined against the darkening sky. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z ‘Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens,’ said Gimli. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z It spreads, slow and sodden, loosening her teeth, weighing down her limbs, darkening the scar on her withered chest. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z A walking anvil with a happy gappy smile that lit every doorway he darkened. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z She was lovely as always, but with a heavy, purpling bruise darkening one of her high cheekbones. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z In the big mansions, behind those darkened windows, happy well-to-do white people snuggled in their cozy beds. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The magistrate backed off and did not arrest us, but told us to leave his office and never to darken his door again. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Here I am, my lord,” I whispered, beckoning from the darkened arcade. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z His skin was darkening toward a gold similar to his brother’s, with even darker swirls patterning his arms. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z His fur had darkened until he was all black, and his eyes were green fire. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It had blown in quickly, darkening the field and lowering the temperature. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He left her and wandered through the darkening camp, dragging the heavy block of cement behind him. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z As the world darkened, the fire seemed to grow brighter and brighter, until it looked as though the whole north was ablaze. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Velia asked as she got up and went to peer through the open door into the darkened kitchen. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Over the last two sleepless nights the circles under Milton’s eyes had darkened steadily with each cup of coffee he drank. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I will threaten to tell what I know, he resolved as he hurried between the darkening fields. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Minho’s head popped up; he looked down one of the darkened stone corridors. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Malecki’s expression darkens, and he gets this strange, wild look in his eyes. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z These women always need their hair done, and sometimes pity darkens their shiny eyes and they tip her a whole dollar. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z But she was screaming, and I heard the running footsteps on the darkened path. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z As he peers at his reflection, I catch myself studying Nelson: his elbows darkened by use, his skin many tones of brown, like antique mahogany furniture. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z No clue how long he sits staring at the darkened screen, but soon G’ma’s setting a steaming mug down in front of him. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z It was damp, drippy weather but with no real rain, and they all just sat around on the floor of the temple in the darkening late afternoons and talked and talked. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The air was thick with sweat and the sharp sour smell of beer, and couples dry humped in darkened corners. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He slowed down, however, as he made his way up the hill, the flashlight a thin and shaky beam of yellow light against the darkening landscape. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z As Oppenheimer’s position on the Super evolved from skepticism to outright opposition, Strauss’s opinion of Oppie darkened steadily, like a cloud heralding a thunderstorm. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He took a step toward me, his eyes darkening with something I didn’t recognize. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z They paused in their preparations to watch it climb higher and higher, now black against the rapidly darkening sky, until it vanished over a nearby mountain. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The Snake staggers up slowly, his eyes darkening into twin pools of bruise. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Late at night, when the only noises were snores and coughs and the mournful whistle-wailings of Santa Fe trains rumbling through the darkened town, he honed the wire against the cell’s concrete floor. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z I walk through the red-eyed people, past the hunching walls, the graying paint, the collapsing furniture, the darkening windows, the moth-eaten air. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z With the beginning of twilight darkening the falls, I splash up to Alice’s camp. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He spoke from inside, his dark face darkened by shadow. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “But the perspective’s a bit off. See, if you just follow the line here...and darken those shadows there....” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I pulled the curtains to darken the room, but the grey morning light found its way through the gaps at the side. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Harry scowled after her for a moment, then continued his contemplation of the darkening sky. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “What is it?” said the woman’s voice, speaking to the monkey, and then the cave darkened as her form came into the entrance. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He scratched and pluttered away, and laboriously bit the end of his pen, and the castle room darkened about him. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It had stopped raining, and the clear sky was just at that darkening point as the sun dipped in the west. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z When I first opened the door and gazed into the van’s darkened interior, I knew right away that I’d found something of immeasurable value: privacy. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I wanted to say that when I saw her I was ready, walking into the darkened church with the family and sitting in the first pews. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The rain had darkened the pale pink stone of the massive walls to the color of blood. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z A star came out above the trees in the darkening East before them. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z After taking my case history, he asked me to wait while he consulted with some of his colleagues by phone as to the best method of darkening my skin. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The clouds speed through the darkening skies, probably headed for Cuba. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Her hair color darkens to a pale gold the color of spintria coins. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z As Alex watched his dog chase the stick again, a fleeting thought briefly darkened his mood, like a cloud passing over the sun. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Late in the afternoon the clouds darkened, and they heard a rumble of thunder. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z She headed back into the wreck, slogging through the rush of the darkening waves. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The contacts detect my lingering look, and the real world around us—the office, the couches, the walls—darkens and disappears. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I went to a secret Hebrew school in a rabbi's darkened apartment. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z They started up a flight of wide, marble steps that shone softly in the darkening air. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They were in the saloon of a sinking ship, looking up at him through the darkening water. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Pantalaimon held it firmly down with a needle-filled paw and looked up at the darkening sky, where the black wing flaps of the cormorant were circling higher as she cast around for the other. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The gray room darkened and the cone of light flowed and rippled like water. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Another storm enlightened Jura with faint flashes; and another darkened and sometimes disclosed the Môle, a peaked mountain to the east of the lake. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z The setting sun hovered over the rooftops, casting a yellowish-orange glow in the darkening sky. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Right in the middle of the road the long forefinger lay, white in the dusk, its red nail darkening to black. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Her resentment seemed to darken with the fading moon. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z I stared at them mutely as the world darkened imperceptibly around me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z My world darkens when the thought that they might be dead enters my mind. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In hundreds, and then thousands, and tens of thousands, until half that part of the sky was darkened, the minute figures flew and flew and kept on coming. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Dusk was falling when they came out again, and there were a great many people in the darkening streets. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The sun was dropping fast now, a soft red sliding egg yolk, and already to the east there was a darkening to pur-ple. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z When he reopened them they were solid blue, the color of deep water or the darkening sky. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It’s right next to a darkened screen flashing the words Outpost Under Repair Due to Recent Attack. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z We were a proud pair, dropping by the pool hall, playing a quick game of eight ball, and then, as the sky darkened, swaggering down the sidewalk. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The room begins to darken perceptibly now. 11TH JUROR: Pardon. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Her skin darkens from ivory to honey brown. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I didn’t notice it until I was already outside, the darkening sky sapping away the last bit of the van’s warmth from my skin. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z They darkened the room, closing the curtains and shutting the doors. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z They bought tickets and walked into the darkened movie and took seats. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z There was a quiet sort of desperation in his voice as he addressed his six fellow team members in the chilly locker rooms on the edge of the darkening Quidditch field. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z When I look over at him, his blue eyes darkened by the lack of lights, he looks stoic and frightened. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The earth, the trees, the unpainted rural dwellings darkened slowly. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z A heel-shaped bruise darkened one shoulder and his hand was all swollen and I guess he looked tougher than normal, or maybe just more damaged. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z His expression darkened, and he said, “Has someone...been...after you?” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z My mother can easily speak to a priest in a darkened confessional; can easily make an act of self-revelation using the impersonal formula of ritual contrition: ‘Bless me, Father, for I have sinned....’ Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Down one side of his face the flesh was darkening. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The strands darken and fall down her back in ribbons. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The dull gray daylight carved deep shadows beneath Kaede’s eyes and darkened the hollows in her cheeks. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Old Grandma told him while he was still sick and weak, lying in the darkened room. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z And there he was, standing at a darkened window, conjured, apparently, by her need and her desperation. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z The sun sank below Ladle Hill and the autumn stars began to shine in the darkening east—Perseus and the Pleiades, Cassiopeia, faint Pisces and the great square of Pegasus. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Afterward, as he crossed the darkening courthouse square, pensively scuffing through dry mounds of unraked leaves, Dewey wondered at his lack of elation. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s getting late, and the sky is already darkening. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z They scanned the darkening grounds excitedly, but nothing was moving; everything was still, silent, and quite as usual. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I stood on the roof and watched the darkening sky. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “Here,” she said to Nye, leading him into a darkened storage room. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The shop appeared to be still in business, but the interior was darkened and there was no one around. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Celia closes her eyes and imagines it drifting as a firefly through the darkened seas, imagines its slow extinguishing. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The sky darkened as a swarm of birds descended from the treetops. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The sky started to darken, the sea turning the same rusty color as Ella’s wings. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z One soldier’s face darkens and he raises his rifle. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Around him the shadows darkened and enveloped the swaying shrubbery and trees. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z But watching him as he moved, she heard the sound of the scraping chain against the floor, and she could see behind him a smeared, darkened trail of his blood. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, that is the light in which you view it! Well, I must go in now; and you too: it darkens.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Mr. Curtain frowned, his fists clenched, his face darkened—and yet for a long time he did not speak. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Her face softened then darkened again, as if seeing me had made her forget her pain, but not for long. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z A sliver of a moon made some light but very little of it came into the darkened cabin. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He had a few bruises darkening both his sides and some cuts on his back from the wire lockers. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z The new floor was streaked with water stain, and a clutter of old papers and darkened nail bags with their nails rusted to prickly balls filled the corner of the room. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She looked up questioningly at her husband, and then her face darkened angrily. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z The rose corsage her boyfriend, Brian, had given her at homecoming, hung to dry on her vanity, the petals darkened from ruby to dried-blood red. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Once Booth crossed the river into Maryland, he rode through a darkened and quiet countryside. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The father sat by the window quietly and followed the movements of a gardener, who was mowing first one, then another, darkening swath across the lawn. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Furious with himself, Matthias strode off angrily into the darkening trees. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z You could face away from the barracks, look past a tiny rapids toward the darkening mountains, and for a while not be a prisoner at all. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z How could I have forgotten? he thought, standing aghast in the middle of the darkening street. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z "Roll around on the ground and darken yourself." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z The sky darkened, but we floated in a milky whiteness that seemed to hold the plane suspended above Puerto Rico. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The entire forest area, the hundreds of tiny stitches in shades of green, had darkened, and the threads had knotted and twisted in odd ways. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Her eyes darkened as though her pupils had engulfed her irises, and Sarai felt it coming, the response that brooked no comeback: Tell that to the other babies. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Mr. Rice,” I said, standing and dramatically darkening my voice to what I imagined to be the proper tone for mourning,. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z No tidings had yet come, and all hearts were darkened. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z He called at the door of the darkened bedroom. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z But the way the darkening woods absorbed his shouts without a response made him uneasy, so he stopped. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The sound of the onstage actors speaking their lines fills the darkened backstage area. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z The fabric darkened with my sweat and the dirt and dust clinging to my skin. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Like it's still home to him, when his hide ain't darkened our door for what? How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Blood coated the metal and darkened the animal’s fur. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z A dark mass to my left attracts my attention; something dull in texture is floating on the surface of the darkening stream. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It no longer looms over his life, darkening it without warning as it used to do. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z His family can see his mood darkening off and on, and they wonder what is wrong. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Barrelhouse had prepared me for the darkened windows of the district, but not, when I let myself in, to call in vain through the dark to Brother Tarp. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z They went up the road calling out in the empty dusk, their voices lost over the darkening shorelands. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z He pounded in vain; no further reply came from the enchantresses, and even the window suddenly darkened with an impenetrable black fog. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Then, horribly clear across the darkening, empty combe, there came the agonizing squeal of a stricken rabbit. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Beneath his doleful eyes the skin was already darkening in pouches. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z We had luncheon in the dining-room, darkened, too, against the heat, and drank down nervous gayety with the cold ale. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z A horse neighed softly as she slipped into the darkened stables. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Matt rose from the floor and saw that the room had been darkened. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Just naked treetops and peaked roofs and a band of darkening sky wrapping around the car, pressing against the window. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Rishi reached over, grabbed her hand, and pulled her into the darkened alley between a shuttered jewelry shop and clothing store. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He peered down the length of the darkened hall. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z As she spoke I could see her husband’s face darken and draw together, as though the passion in him were shrivelling his being to its core. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Her face darkens with worry as she realizes what she has done. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She struck a match, blew it out and darkened her eyebrows with the burnt head. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly the hot day darkened and the sky began to clap and grumble. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Then they’d lie back and gaze up at the darkening sky. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Dozens of new fires, starkly lit, against the darkened sky. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z I glanced in that direction and saw a darkened alcove just beyond the snack bar. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Nighthawks dashed around in the darkening sky as the truck rattled southward. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He had been peering through the doorway, the shadows under his eyes darkening, twisting and tugging on his curly hair. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z For a long time hunted and hunter held their weird, fleet course, and the day was darkening fast. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z When they pushed the doorbell there was no sound of a ring in the darkened house. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z His golden fur was soon darkened by the rain and plastered close to his body, making him smaller and less easy to see, but all the same he was horribly conspicuous. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He went through the darkened parlor with its low early evening spatter of conversation. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She caught her pale reflection in the darkened living-room window and looked away. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z They throw mud at me, claiming it will darken my ugly white skin. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Celia reaches into her straw handbag for more red lipstick, then darkens the mole on her left cheek with a black eyebrow pencil. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He pointed away along the darkening lines of stones towards the Dwimorberg. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z There is no right, there is only the hunt, Pet said, a snarl of impatience behind its words, the smoke from its mouth darkening. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Even through the closed and darkened window it crackled through me. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z As we walked north across the multihued stones toward the driftwood seawall, the clouds finally closed ranks across the sky, causing the sea to darken and the temperature to drop. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The windows of the lobby are darkened, and a handful of guards stand on duty. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z His face darkens and he waves his top hat and hook. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The choppers were already distant silhouettes against the darkening skies. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The storm clouds darkened and roiled like a seething cauldron of snakes. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z She was more beautiful than before, with eyes that seemed to have darkened as her skin glowed paler. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I throw out the water, saying the prayer to the loa of the night who watch with bright eyes from the darkened sky. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The clouds darkened and gathered together as we approached Mount Elgon, and splats of rain began to hit the windshield. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And as I made my way up the darkened stairway, she said either “You better be afraid” or “Why are you afraid?” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z And maybe he's thinking the same thing about me because his face darkens and he turns away. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z They are new to the Bronx and new to the Street Crime Unit and new to the unimaginable stresses of chasing what they think is an armed man down a darkened hallway. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z "Every morning the sun is darkened in my eyes, and every night my sleep is the less refreshing, because I remember that Narnia is still free." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Beyond, the path was the same—empty in the darkening moonlight and leading gently downhill into the deep shadow of a grove of ilex trees. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Through the window in his room at Boston’s Winthrop Hospital, Red Pollard watched the sky darken. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The ruby at her throat throbbed slowly, and Jon saw that the smaller stone on Rattleshirt’s wrist was brightening and darkening as well. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Stark, horrific images flickered in the darkened room, bursts of orange, gold, black, and smoky gray. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z They watched the sky darken, the lights come on in town. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The water darkened and closed quickly over the place where Chicken Little sank. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z They crowded into her darkened room, throwing open the windows, singing hymns and praying over the grieving woman-child, exorcising the demon of grief and calling Ann back to the world in Jesus’ name. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z In a few weeks the land would be white with snow and in three months the long Arctic night that lasted for sixty-six days would darken the top of the world. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Penelope’s expression darkened, and she tore the magazine in half. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Later they lay side by side against the moss, looking up into the darkened cedar wood with their hands folded behind their heads. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Glancing over the twenty-three faces looking up at him from the darkened room, his eyes met Cara’s for a moment before looking back at the screen. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z We walk amid the jostle, and the darkening sky fills with sad music. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He stood in the darkened basement with the trunk upon his back and listened to the roaring draft of the furnace and saw the coals burning red through the cracks. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He lets me stare out at the darkened city as we go, occasionally shooting me a hesitant glance. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Across the river where lonely farms dotted the hills, whirlwinds and dust devils darkened the horizon. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The skies darken earlier since the clocks turned back. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He is now inside the darkened theater, standing directly behind the seats of the second-level audience. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z My drawing takes shape under my hand: lemon for the stars, cream for the moon, pine for the trees along the fence, charcoal gray for the darkened windows, all but one. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z And perhaps that was why the second night, when the sky darkened and the moon rose, Dragon crept out from the shadows of the trees and approached the closed, sleeping city. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z As children they claimed to be able to tell from across the far side of the park whenever their mother had a migraine by a certain darkening at the windows. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Even in the dimly lit room, Sandi could see her father's face darken with color. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z When Shepherd was on the air, Bobby would darken his room and have a one-way conversation that eased his loneliness. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z My vision of this glorious day off darkens a little. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Our days have darkened, and we have dwindled; but ever the Sword has passed to a new keeper. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The herd startled in unison and peeled away into the darkening woods, their white tails flashing. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I felt that at any moment I might start, my head on a pile of books at my desk, and find myself in a darkening room, alone. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The city darkens as I reach its border, a wide dirt clearing a few yards wide that separates Lkossa from the first of the Greater Jungle’s towering black pines. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z My mother’s face darkened, and my father stepped forward. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Off the port bow, the sky was darkening from purple to black. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z There at last were the darkened woods, the lonely roads, the river banks, the gentle knowing eyes. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Beto stood in the darkened kitchen and traced the edge of the real casket, the one that was right and tight and smooth from sanding. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “I could have done better,” he said to himself, in bitter envy; and all the joy of the evening was darkened for him, after that. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Slowly, it disappeared from view with the thread scratching the darkening sky with a faint red line. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z The main speaker of the day was Chief Meligqili, the son of Dalindyebo, and after listening to him, my gaily colored dreams suddenly darkened. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The world seemed to darken for a moment—he couldn’t even remember his own mother. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He felt as he had looking into the darkened windows of the house on Zelverstraat. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He smiled with satisfaction, but then followed his thoughts a little further and his face darkened. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z From the darkening road came the sound of an engine. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Sticky took one last glance out the window—“It’s still flashing ‘Hurry!’”—and the children flew from the room, down the darkened corridor, and out into the night. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Then he became still weaker, his face hollowed and darkened, his breathing became imperceptible. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z His eyes seemed to darken in color as I watched. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z When Joffrey Baratheon's mood darkened, any chance word might set off one of his rages. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Fruitlessly he searched for the missing seats, his mood darkening by the moment. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She hung a milk bucket on the fence post and started toward the darkened house, where the two small boys stood at a window and stared outside. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Now it was the deep blue of frozen rivers, now the dirty white of old snow, and when a cloud passed before die sun it darkened to the pale grey of pitted stone. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They smiled at each other and then looked up to where the spirits danced wild circles across the darkening sky. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z They were ten miles out, and the water was darkening. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z A pale white hand slapped against the darkened glass of the van’s rear window. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z He thought about it often in his darkened cell, and the smallest details were large for him and every word was audible. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z A dozen other Augurs are arrayed around the dais, tattered shadows who darken the stadium with their very presence. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The sky above us darkens with smoke, like night falling early. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The world darkened as he reached the ledge the girl had been balanced on only seconds before, and he leaped as she had, landing hard in the dirt on the other side. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Slim and George came into the darkening bunk house together. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw the shadow of loss darken his father’s face. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Once we even ducked into the darkened theater and hid ourselves behind the latticework of ropes at the fly rail. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z A smoke seemed to rise up and darken the sun’s disc to the hue of blood, as if it had kindled the grass as it passed down under the rim of earth. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He stares at my swollen nose, at the circles starting to darken under my bloodshot eyes. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Periodically, they scanned the horizon for signs of a ship or plane, but there was nothing but those same darkening clouds in the distance. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Other darkened figures bustle past, none of them paying any attention to me. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He knew now why the Archmage had feared to send him forth, and what had darkened and clouded even the mage’s foreseeing of his future. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Lyra and her daemon moved through the darkening hall, taking care to keep to one side, out of sight of the kitchen. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z THE district offices were located in a converted church structure, the main floor of which was occupied by a pawn shop, its window crammed with loot that gleamed dully in the darkened street. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z His face darkened and he tugged at his collar to help himself breathe. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Then he took a drink himself and put the lid back on and took the boy’s hand and they entered the darkened hall. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z A few hot-air balloons pulled at their tethers against the darkening pink sky, their passengers shooting safety fireworks at other balloons and passing parasailers. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The brown expanse seemed to darken with life, as if an inner agitation played under his thin skin. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She tried to picture it, what happened up in those darkened rooms, imagined Trip’s body against hers, and a hot flush crept over her. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He studied them anxiously in the darkened room. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The Blue Monkey pointed a hairy finger at the darkening sky. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z His angular face is pale, and purple shadows darken his eyes. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z They’d have to cross through the darkened carnival area to reach it. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z “I certainly hope so,” the duke grumbled, his face darkening beneath his ruddy hair. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “And you were about as sensuous as a dead fish,” she shot back, her expression darkening. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Up ahead, the sun dipped behind a hazy cloud bank and the world really did darken a few shades. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Except for the dull, grayed light coming through the plasticized window and the walls of my room darkening to a deeper shade of blue, nothing seemed any different. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Their own accounts speak of the multiplying of Men in the land, and of a shadow that fell on the forest, so that it became darkened and its new name was Mirkwood. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z At this time of year the day darkens early. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z My eyes fly open and crash into the darkening blue of his. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z His eyes have been darkened with a touch of kohl. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He looked at the darkened facades of the houses lining the street. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z His gray eyes seemed shades lighter by contrast to his darkened skin, and the months of traveling into the sun hadn’t only earned him squint lines. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He sailed on between the two, and as the afternoon darkened with storm-clouds coming up from the north he came to shore, on the southern coast of the west isle. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Laughter changes to screams, blood stains pastel stones, real smoke darkens the special effect stuff made for television. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z One night, during the course of a week darkened by somber rumors, he miraculously escaped four revolver shots taken at him by an unknown party as he was leaving a secret meeting. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z They have pale blue eyes that sometimes darken to greenish blue. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He gazed into the flames, a spit of darkening meat roasting there. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Once in the darkened hallway, he knocked on the apartment door. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z A cloud passed overhead and darkened the house. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Step by step, closing in on bottom, I see a darkened cabin. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z With Jeremiah and Mandela, Beatrice ran through the darkened streets of Monrovia, past checkpoints manned by menacing teenage boys and young men burdened by the weight of guns too big for their small frames. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z As we revolved on our towels that summer, self-basting, the Object’s freckles darkened, going from butterscotch to brown. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z In front of them was a field of waving sea grasses dotted with chrysanthemum flower anemones, but beyond that there was a silver glow in the darkening sky, as if the moon were rising. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Sleepy, darkened clusters of houses had given way to empty stretches of wilderness that had become winding streets, and then they were trudging up, up, up a long hill. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He brought a torch that threw flickering shadows around the darkening atrium. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z In the bright light from the hallway, she darkens to a shadow, passing the outline of a wheelchair in the doorway. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Then his face darkened and resembled his father's stem features! Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The sun started to darken, like the moon was passing in front of it. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Aunt Queen gazed at the darkened sky and prayed for strength. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun darkened Lourdes’s skin to the shade of the villagers on the bleachers, and the mix of her father’s cologne and the warm, acrid smells of the ballpark made her giddy. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z For a moment she felt faint, her head swam, sounds receded, the room darkened, but almost at once her senses came back even more pitilessly than before, and nothing in the situation had changed. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z In the growing gloom of the darkening clouds their golden, pointed caps glowed brightly. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z There is no frost upon the windows of Marco’s flat, so he inscribes lines of symbols in the shape of a letter A with ink, pressing his darkened fingers against the panes. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The tip of his ring finger had begun to darken too, and when he touched it with the point of his dagger, he felt nothing. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They stood looking out through the tall windows at the darkening land. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Her cheeks darkened a little, and her teeth worried at her lower lip. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The barn was darkening gradually and, in their stalls, the horses shifted their feet and rattled the halter chains. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Only someone with very sharp eyes would have been able to see the figure that stood silently behind the very dirty window in the darkened room. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Her stepmother’s face darkened with anger and she pointed down the hall toward Ash’s chamber. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Pinmei’s eyes burned with tears, and the wind shrieked as the night darkened the sky, the paper of the window flapping. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z They heard the enclosing of the sound before they saw the mist darken. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Lupita glanced at Salvador, wondering what he thought of Aunt Consuelo’s story, but he was looking out the window at the darkening sky. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z The fire, fed with the bigger branches, burned brightly in the darkening air. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The moths were no bigger than the startled mouths of children, and even dozens together could only pluck at the strands of her darkening hair until their wings sagged, sodden with her blood. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Outside, a distant clap of what sounded like thunder echoed, and the darkening window rattled in its frame. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I look out at the darkening sty “If you lost your job, we could go home.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z His face darkened as he watched her sip. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Rather than go back to Pagoda Pizza to eat, I circle the parking lot and find a darkened spot between floodlights. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z With a feeling of dread I headed for the administration building, and upon reaching it, stood in the darkened doorway. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She got out of bed and went down the darkened stairs and past the little shepherdess. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z She has darkened her lashes with black mascara so that her eyes stand out as if she were slightly startled at her good luck. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Jinny watched the tears fall and darken the blanket, feeling helpless. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z But when I smiled, a shadow darkened my mother’s face. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She limped through the darkening market, pausing beside a tent from which music and applause could be heard, and from which light spilled like warm, golden honey. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z My brother’s eyes roved to the shed’s doorway and the dreary night darkening the field beyond. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z The house across the street cut a straight, sharp line against the darkening sky. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The streets we drove past were like tunnels darkened by the hedges on each side. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I felt the timelessness of it and I remained a long time alone in the darkened chapel— not praying, simply resting in the warmth where all senses are ordered into harmony, where hatred cannot penetrate. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z In the countless hours of darkening thoughts, Kathy imagined again where she would live. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The crying seemed to emanate from outside the darkened window. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I turned, glimpsing her white face in the dim light of the darkened doorway. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Round, wet patches of sweat encircled his underarms, darkening the white of his soutane. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Carl leaned out the window to look up at the darkening sky and rubbed a hand over his mouth. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z The room darkens and the screen lights up, and there is the universe, or parts of it: the black void punctuated by galaxies and stars, white-hot, blue-hot, red. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Through the window he admires the darkening sapphire sky. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It was clouding over outside and the lake was darkening. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z A cloud shadowed the moon, and the room darkened. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They simply ate in a darkened room, in the glow of a beeswax candle. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I’d point into the darkened theater and say: “Bigger’s in there.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z No sooner had the final word left my mouth than Frankie’s features darkened. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z In the cool of the evening, when shadows darkened the Fair Grounds, Templeton crept from the crate and looked around. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z As he pushed past Harry into the darkening corridor, Zabini shot him a filthy look that Harry returned with interest. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The light in the fake-Darin’s eyes goes out as quickly as a sun in a storm, and his irises darken into black pits, as if his entire body is filled with shadow. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Yet high over the city our line of yellow windows must have contributed their share of human secrecy to the casual watcher in the darkening streets, and I was him too, looking up and wondering. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Ascending the darkened stairs, he returned to his own apartment. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Tata Ndu rarely darkened the door of the church, so this was clearly a sign, though who could say whether a good or bad one. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The ruby on the wildling’s wrist darkened, and the wisps of light and shadow around him writhed and faded. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But let us not darken our hearts by imagining the trial of their gentle loyalty in the Dark Tower. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I try to remember that as the sky darkens and the lights of Scottsdale and Phoenix brighten the earth—millions of lights for millions of people. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The sky darkened as a crowd gathered around us. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps it was that too much wine had darkened his complexion, and his white hair and brows and mustache stood out unnaturally white. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z On the opposite side of the road, grassy hills stretched to the horizon, empty of civilization except for one darkened convenience store at the top of the nearest rise. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Seeing them exposed like that, as the winds picked up and the sky darkened, worried Zeitoun. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Dimple sighed, her mood darkening at the thought of that conversation. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “Which accursed and darkened my race, say your theologians.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z In the darkened hall he and the cowherd and the swineherd slept. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The clouds darkened and the rain swirled faster. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The flesh around them was darkened into shadowed circles. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Wait for the beard to darken our boy’s cheek; then marry whom you will, and move away.’ The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z As the laughter rolled around him, his face darkened, and his sword hand curled into a fist. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Then, just where the coin had fallen, the asphalt darkened. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z We drove through the darkened streets to his home, talking in a strangely stilted manner. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The women hoped the darkened windows would allow the children who were still asleep to rest longer. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z The hallway darkens as Momma turns off the lights throughout the house. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z There was an uneasiness hanging in the air as I walked into the darkened family room. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Even in the throne room of Olympus, far away from Tartarus, the name Kronos darkened the room, made the hearth fire seem not quite so warm on my back. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z He could see all the way across the town and the ridges to the blue mountains beyond, a darkening sky. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I realised, with a little chill, that these questions had never been for me, or for Tommy, but for someone else—someone listening behind us in the darkened half of the room. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z But not just her belly—her fingertips and toes, eyes and ears—lightning and thunder and bone-soaking rain and darkening clouds. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z One of the Scholars got up to do that, and the room darkened. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The moon was reflected in the Sabine for a moment, then heavy clouds darkened the sky again. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Betty shook his hand at the door and wished him luck, and then they were moving quickly, down the elevator, into the darkening street. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Encanis screamed, and even as his skin began to smoke and char, his face was still hidden in a shadow that rose from him like a tongue of darkening flame. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “It was terrible,” he told Carmen, his face darkening, his voice dropping down to a whisper. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z Trees stretched up into the darkening sky like yearning giants, their thick branches contorted and mean from reaching out for something they could never grasp. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The sky darkened as night fell and the music began in earnest. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z In front of the Doors of Death, the air darkened and solidified. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z ‘If Elves indeed still dwell here in the darkening world,’ said Gimli. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Tons and tons of gray smoke billow, darkening the sky. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z It was strange knowing that American blood had darkened the surf of this island I was landing on so easily. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z That evening the sky darkened and thick sheets of rain blanketed our small town. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Hazel had no idea what Ella was talking about, but her vision darkened as she clung to Frank’s hand. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The Mark were filing up now and he watched as they went past, each darkening the entrance for a moment before hopping out under the hawthorn. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The valley had darkened, grown gray and momentarily still; almost icy cold. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Gently but firmly, she took his hands in hers, uncurled them, saw the telltale juice marks of bruised chokecherries that darkened his fingertips, then the pitiful, berry-stained smile that sealed his guilt! The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z As the world darkened, Dany settled in and closed her eyes, but sleep refused to come. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Mabel crosses to the darkening window to look at my peperomia. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Because there was no mayo, I ate my sandwich dry as cardboard as I stood over the kitchen sink and looked out the window at the darkening sky. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z They were darkened with soot and the colors had faded, but you could see how magnificent they had once been. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z She drags her cello off to a darkened corner to warm up. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z “No, I got to stay here forever,” Colin said, and his outline darkened into a deep blue. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z When the lawyer came, puffy-faced, darkened arcs under his eyes, Obinze remembered all the films in which the state lawyer is distracted and exhausted. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Again he escaped lasting damage, though he had to spend some days in a darkened room before his eyes forgave him. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z He grinned up at her and waved airily at the darkened Library. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Of that deadly gleam and of the dark eyeholes Frodo and Sam were always conscious, ever glancing fearfully over their shoulders, and ever dragging their eyes back to find the darkening path. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I'd written it the right way, so that when they looked out the windows from the darkened hall, they’d see it ignited in the snow. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z It was like entering a darkened movie theater—amid the rush of a crowd eager to get seated before the picture begins I was barely able to see where we were rushing to. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But I looked up at the sunset darkening on the surface. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I squinted into the darkened living room, but Izio had put out his cigarette and I couldn’t see his face. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Wishes I keep to myself: Wish I could do what boys do and let the sun darken my skin, and scars grid my knees. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Here, the clouds gather and darken, and it’s just her and them. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Isobel hesitates, likely knowing better than to accept invitations for drinks from strange men on darkened street corners, but to his surprise, she nods. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Her knees were spread and her red hair fell over me, darkening things. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The mage’s face darkened at the name of the ship, but he said, “So be it. Give this writing to the Warder of the School on Roke, Sparrowhawk. Go with a fair wind. Farewell!” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Melisandre’s face darkened, “TTiat creature is dangerous. Many a time I have glimpsed him in my flames. Sometimes there are skulls about him, and his lips are red with blood.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The falls are casting a little shadow on the ledge, darkening where the little trail ends. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z A few dark figures darted along ramshackle storefronts and dilapidated tenements; theatergoers fled down darkened alleys. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Fear had darkened Jaja’s eyes to the color of coal tar, but he looked Papa in the face now. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z As the sky darkened, bugs began appearing above the weed patches. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z It was dusk, and the fringes of the sky had darkened. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The world swung wildly, darkening around the edges. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z When the orchestra finished, we sat together on the bench and watched the sky darken slowly. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z He opened his eyes and looked about him in the darkened room, hearing a bell ring. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z But just as the sky began to darken, an imperial servant arrived. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z First stars appeared in darkening skies still pale and the earth’s heat escaped upward. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The seats were soggy; his leather briefcase had dulled and darkened; there was a pool in each of the four footwells of the floor. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The room was beginning to darken and spin. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z He sits in the darkened drafting room, surrounded by the desks of his coworkers, some piled with drawings and models, others as neat as a pin. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z All the darkened inlets and corridors that stretched into the carnival’s back alleys seemed to writhe and simmer. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Dusk softens the sharp points of trees outside my window; the sky slowly darkens, then blackens around an orb of moon. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I climb out on the fire escape almost every afternoon now, writing while the sparrows dance against the darkening sky. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Her apron has its share of it,” Heather said, referring to the darkened, spattered patches on the cloth, and she and Claire both laughed. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I turned and walked slowly across the darkened kitchen, then pulled back the beaded curtain covering the doorway to the cab. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I entered to discover the room darkened except for a single small lamp illuminating the stage of the microscope at which he was working. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The wind was howling now, and Pinmei could see the tree branches clawing at the darkening sky. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Inside Cliff’s house, the electric-blue and white walls were darkened with smudges of oil and dirt. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The moonlight fell on her gaunt face, darkening her eyes. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Kit would remember many times the picture she carried with her along the darkening road. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z His surly face darkened as he surveyed Harry. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z But as the situation in Germany darkened and the fight over a possible boycott intensified, many of his arguments began to take a different turn. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Time would darken the half-moon wound into Roy’s dark skin, but nothing would bring together again the so violently divided eyebrow. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z How he wishes he had eyes to see the ultraviolet, eyes to see the infrared, eyes to see radio waves crowding the darkening sky, flashing through the walls of the house. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He looks younger than I remember him from our performance five years ago, the hair darkened, the figure trim. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z One day he darkened the diminishing bruise with a bit of purple crayon. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z We watch a tugboat pulling a ship, leaves turning orange and brown on the shore, and the sky darkening with rain-filled clouds. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z The clouds drifted over the moon again and darkened everything. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z We sat in front of Charlie’s house for hours, as the sky darkened and rain plummeted around us in a sudden deluge. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He glanced out the window at the darkening sky. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The shadows of clumps of tall reeds alongside the ditch darkened it in spots. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I turned and looked back, and saw that clouds were darkening the sky, announcing the arrival of the afternoon rains. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The sky was cloudless and deep blue, darkening to mauve along the whole rim of the horizon. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The dim picture of a darkened room came to him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He explains that he’s been waiting for the full moon to rise so that he might navigate the darkened roads by night. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Detecting the fence, how far it is in every direction, where every tent sits, even the darkened courtyard and Tsukiko standing within it, is almost effortless. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Change of plan,” growled Mad-Eye, who was holding two enormous, bulging sacks, and whose magical eye was spinning from darkening sky to house to garden with dizzying rapidity. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z That night, alone in the small bedroom she'd been assigned, Claire looked down from her window to the darkened, surging river below. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z His face, behind lather, darkened as he glanced at the paper in his hands. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I walk toward the ice-skating rink as the sky begins to darken. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z It became bright from the minute it surfaced from behind the clouds, its golden rays darkening my eyes. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z An expression of utter astonishment appeared on MacQueen’s face; then it darkened. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z So ran my mother’s thoughts, as her mind darkened and the glinting stopped. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Argaven was not sane; the sinister incoherence of his mind darkened the mood of his capital; he fed on fear. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z There’s something beautiful and eerie about a darkened, unmoving Ferris wheel. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Soon the water beneath him darkened, and Roy could make out the blunt-headed shapes of individual fish, each swimming frantically for its life. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I see the starry night sky, the darkened road, streetlamps attracting bugs. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z It was a gray afternoon, the kind of gray that darkens and deepens the greens of leaves and grasses. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z A new sound darkened his voice, a tone of sheer hatred. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I had grown up preparing for the Days of Abomination, watching for the sun to darken, for the moon to drip as if with blood. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He sat up and almost immediately felt his eyes darken and Mars revolve twice around under him. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Eberechi hurried out; her face wore a thin coat of white powder, her eyebrows were darkened, her lips a red gash. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She would have a big ugly scar there for the rest of her life, but the wound still seemed to be healing all right—no unusual darkening or swelling. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z He knew he was going to have to walk seven miles home and the snow was already darkening the afternoon. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z The pink snow drifts were going white again, the color leaching out of them as the world darkened. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The atmosphere darkened, they heard reports of violence and unrest, and both Edmond and Isaac knew, in the way they knew things, that something bad was going to happen. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The air darkened and among the clouds stars shone brightening. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z The spirits swirled faster around them, flitted this way and that through the darkening sky. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Once everyone had piled on, the brachy had stomped out of the plaza and into the darkened streets of Manhattan. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The drumming of his feet on the floor echoed throughout the darkened house. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z This is a natural notion and can still be encountered, although it does not account for the invisibility of objects in a darkened room. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z So he walked through the bathroom and cracked open the door to Hassan's darkened room. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z It was little more than a shadow, and it scuttled down the darkened hall fast, like a little patch of night. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z They stretched taller, and the soft, pale bark darkened, roughened. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Landing in thick fog, I would enter that milky sheet and when the cockpit began to darken, it was a sign that the land was close,” said squadron commander Mariya Smirnova. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The sky darkened again and the wind resumed, whipping the tree branches back and forth. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The cheers and applause sent birds from the Forbidden Forest fluttering into the darkening sky. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “Okay,” I said, looking up at the darkening sky in frustration. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z It had been half a second, no more, but it was plenty long enough to notice the way his eyes had darkened with something that might have been frustration. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z It was hard to see into the darkened doorway. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z There was a feeling of tension inside the wood, as the sky darkened. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z The vacancy was suddenly replaced by a stark terror that darkened her eyes. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The little spies had vanished; at all events, there seemed to be only the three of them now on the darkening mountainside, the boy and the girl and the great white bear. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Sky darkened by thunderclouds, hundred-foot pines close to the road, heavy evergreen. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z The cloud is getting bigger; it’s darkening, filling up my spirit and cell. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z We have the same skin that darkens in the sun. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z That afternoon a thunderstorm darkened the river valley. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Phil’s face darkens for an instant, and he takes a step closer to me. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z She watched the sky darken, the shadows engulf the neighboring housefronts. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “You are children!” the Sea King said, the frown on his face darkening. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He couldn’t bear to see their faces darkened with shame. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z There are darkened circles in the yellow fabric under her arms like she’s a construction worker. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Turner kept blinking, trying to darken the bright white. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z The air was dense with moisture; clouds thickened and darkened the sky. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z It was a picture of Alfred T. Slipper standing at a darkened window. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z The edges of my vision started to darken. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The bright white spot that was his whole vision began to darken at the edges. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z |
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