get dark
Frequency: 9.265.9 per million words
Common, informal way to say it is becoming dark, especially about the time of day.
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Examples (10)
- It gets dark so early in the winter.
- We had to stop playing outside because it got dark.
- We should head back before it gets dark.
- I love watching the sky change colors as it starts getting dark.
- What time does it usually get dark here in the summer?
- It got dark surprisingly quickly after the sun set.
- Once it gets dark, the city lights begin to twinkle.
- Hurry up, it's getting dark and I don't want to walk home alone.
- The children know they must be home by the time it gets dark.
- We waited for it to get dark before setting off the fireworks.