The phrase "dark autumn" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe the autumn season, adding a sense of darkness or gloom to the description. Example: As the leaves fell from the trees, a sense of melancholy settled over the town, signaling the arrival of the dark autumn.
This was light work in the name of Thanksgiving, and the results will brighten even a dark autumn day.
The Phoenix Suns were mere tourists, but for one morning, they were the brightest light in a dark autumn for New York basketball.
It has chosen, as is its habit, the very best notes in the very finest order to punctuate just such a dark autumn afternoon.
It wasn't in church but on dark autumn days and winter nights that I had an inkling of what they meant when they spoke about eternity.
Sometimes, sitting on the sofa on a dark autumn evening, it's hard to escape the feeling that the most popular theme on television right now is bereavement and loss.
The emergence of Goode, who impressed again against New Zealand as England's 'sweeper' and alternative first receiver, could see him challenge Ireland's Rob Kearney and Leigh Halfpenny - a shining light in a dark autumn for Wales - for the number 15 jersey.
The spring and summer are, after all, only half the year and there is much to explore and understand in the darker autumn and winter gardens.
PARIS — A number of designers in Paris turned to the dark side for autumn 2012, producing collections dominated by black.
Russet and gold bracken, rowan and birch between the vast dark pines make autumn a perfect time to visit.
I had to make a few pronouncements about the changing seasons, about young love blossoming in the spring and the cold dark winds of autumn.
A judge recently threw out the SEC's settlement with the bank and ordered a trial; the agency hinted at additional charges.The European Commission unveiled its suggestions for creating new "super-regulators" for Europe's banking sector and financial markets, saying it wanted "to protect European taxpayers from a repeat of the dark days of autumn 2008".
