gathering gloom

Examples (10)

• He peered into the gathering gloom.
• In the gathering gloom, the first streetlights flickered on.
• We hurried home, racing the gathering gloom across the fields.
• The mountains faded into silhouettes against the gathering gloom.
• A chill crept in with the gathering gloom of evening.
• Tourists lingered on the pier despite the gathering gloom and rising wind.
• As the gathering gloom settled, conversation dropped to whispers.
• The children complained that the gathering gloom made the path spooky.
• By six o'clock, the park lay in the gathering gloom, empty and still.
• Could you light the lantern? The gathering gloom is making it hard to see.