gathering darkness

Frequency: 6.07.3 per million words

The process of it becoming dark, usually at the end of the day.

darknessADJECTIVE + darkness

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gathering

Examples (10)

  • It was becoming impossible to see the map in the gathering darkness.
  • We hurried to set up our tent in the gathering darkness of the forest.
  • He switched on the car's headlights against the gathering darkness.
  • The gathering darkness made the old house look even more mysterious.
  • As the gathering darkness enveloped the valley, the first stars began to appear.
  • Streetlights flickered on one by one, a stark contrast to the gathering darkness.
  • The children's laughter faded as they were called inside from the gathering darkness.
  • We watched the city skyline from the hilltop, silhouetted against the gathering darkness.
  • A sense of foreboding grew with the gathering darkness around the abandoned castle.
  • They lit a fire to ward off the chill of the gathering darkness.