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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a darkness of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a state or quality of darkness, often in a metaphorical or poetic context.
Example: "There was a darkness of despair that hung over the city after the tragedy."
Alternatives: "an abyss of" or "a void of".
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In the large oil paintings, Sutherland seems to be always aiming for a darkness of vision he never quite reaches.
Melancholia was known and experienced in the middle ages, a darkness of the mind resulting from an inbalance of the humours.
He was a compellingly alluring man who had bewitched many women, yet there was a darkness of some inner purpose in his manner, a hint of something hidden.
What a wonderful interview Rick Lyman had with the multi-talented Steven Spielberg ["A Director's Journey Into a Darkness of the Heart," June 24].
The title and the noir aspirations come from Raymond Chandler, but Mr. Connelly has to strain this time to find a darkness of his own.
For some time we had noticed a darkness of Miles's expression, a marked stiffening of his jaw, a dismissive closing of his eyes whenever we made our usual upbeat statements.
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A deep darkness of worry, loneliness, fear.
"Hillary Rodham Clinton will bring a permanent darkness of deceit and despair forced upon the American people to endure," LaPierre said.
The DC cinematic universe is currently shrouded in a thematic darkness of director Zack Snyder's making.
Inside we have bright electric lights, but outside is an absolute darkness of mountains and desert.
It's just a darkness, a place of despair".
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