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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a dark line" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a line that is dark in color or to convey a metaphorical meaning, such as a boundary or a limit.
Example: "The artist used a dark line to emphasize the separation between the two contrasting elements in the painting."
Alternatives: "a black line" or "a deep line".
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I didn't realize how exhausted I was until a dark line of storm clouds peaked over the horizon.
A dark line in the spectrum usually means that a cooler gas has intervened and absorbed the lines of the element characteristic of the intervening material.
A dark line of cypress trees rose beyond the seawall — a windbreak for the ocean end of Golden Gate Park — and two windmills rose above the trees.
As my bubble of attention continues to expand, I notice a dark line lengthening from the point where the column of smoke meets the clouds.
True doublets may be detected by immersion in a liquid with an index of refraction nearly the same as that of the gem fragments; the layer of cement will appear as a dark line.
Electric lights glowed a soft orange against the brick of the homes, and then, high above, there was a dark line where the mountains gave way to stars and the great emptiness.
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The image he created for Der Butt – a dark line-drawing, a fish depicted whispering into a listening ear – is redolent of secrets, of unease.
But there's a dark lining to this silver cloud.
Even when doling out praise, Abbey frequently attached a dark lining to his silver clouds.
Even this month's other seemingly good news had a dark lining.
But this sly novel is a silver cloud with a dark lining — both Elizabeth's mother and grandmother have cancer.
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