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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a dark cloud" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used metaphorically to describe a situation that is ominous or troubling, or literally to refer to a cloud that is dark in color.
Example: "As the storm approached, a dark cloud loomed over the horizon, signaling the impending rain."
Alternatives: "a looming threat" or "an ominous sign".
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A dark cloud hung over my head.
"It's like a dark cloud.
"There's a dark cloud over the market".
Suddenly, a dark cloud covers lower Manhattan.
Despite the excitement at S.O.B.'s, a dark cloud lingered.
But a dark cloud still hangs over the eurozone: unemployment.
Graduation looms like a dark cloud on the horizon.
A dark cloud hangs over China and the United States.
But what's a dark cloud when you're in love again and life is a cinch?
Most of its debts, once a dark cloud, have been forgiven.
"There was a dark cloud when the Giants and the Dodgers left New York," Baer said.
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