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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a dark turn" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation or narrative that shifts to a more serious, ominous, or troubling direction.
Example: "The story took a dark turn when the protagonist discovered the truth about their past."
Alternatives: "a sinister twist" or "a grim change".
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He developed a dark turn of mind.
Lyrically, the songs take a dark turn.
"It just took a dark turn.
Earlier this year, his life had taken a dark turn.
That took kind of a dark turn, didn't it?
Things took a dark turn in the '70s, he said.
On the docks, the tensions among the competing groups of fishermen can take a dark turn.
It was a dark turn for peace talks that began with high hopes in January 1999.
Things take a dark turn and you learn more about the roommate's family and their secrets.
Her grades plummeted, her poetry took a dark turn and she has been hospitalized for severe depression and suicidal thoughts.
And in an apparent effort to ingratiate himself to his new friend, their relationship took a dark turn.
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