gathering dark
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A more literary way to say the darkness is increasing, as at twilight.
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Examples (10)
- We could just make out some figures in the gathering dark.
- The shepherd hurried his flock home, racing against the gathering dark.
- Streetlights began to flicker on one by one in the gathering dark.
- She watched the last rays of sun disappear into the gathering dark.
- His somber mood seemed to mirror the gathering dark outside his window.
- They lit a campfire to ward off the chill of the gathering dark.
- The children's laughter faded as they were called inside from the gathering dark.
- The old castle looked even more mysterious against the gathering dark.
- From the hilltop, we watched the valley succumb to the gathering dark.
- He felt a sense of peace walking through the forest in the gathering dark.