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Discover LudwigThe phrase "awfully dark" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation or environment that is very dark, often implying a sense of discomfort or foreboding.
Example: "As we entered the cave, it became awfully dark, and we could barely see our hands in front of us."
Alternatives: "extremely dark" or "very dark".
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It looked awfully dark.
(It was awfully dark in there).
The difficulty with a story like this is that it can be awfully dark and heavy.
He then either poisons himself or is poisoned by someone else – I've no idea which and it was awfully dark.
That's an awfully dark assumption.
It's awfully dark, desolate and lonely.
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That sounds awfully grim.
My oh my, it's getting dark awfully early.
And "the black man" is awfully close to the Man in Black and the Dark Man, I'd say … 1975's Salem's Lot, a story of vampires, small towns and another of King's common themes – writers.
FOR a country whose recent presidents all suffered at the hands of the military regime that ruled from 1964 to 1985, Brazil has been awfully slow to probe that dark chapter of its history.
That, however, was where the problems started and if you ask me, Government Central has a lot in common with Birmingham New Street; it's a cold, dark, subterranean place that's awfully hard to find your way out of.
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