grow dark
Frequency: 7.519.5 per million words
Suggests a gradual transition to darkness.
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Examples (10)
- As it grew dark, they gathered around the fire.
- The sky begins to grow dark much earlier in winter.
- We should head back before the forest path grows dark.
- It's growing dark; let's turn on the lights.
- The room grew suddenly dark as the storm clouds rolled in.
- His mood grew dark when he heard the bad news.
- We watched from the porch as the evening sky slowly grew dark.
- You must be home before the streets grow dark.
- By the time they arrived, the sky had already grown dark.
- Did you notice how quickly the sky grew dark during the eclipse?