Sentence examples for dark connotations from inspiring English sources

"The word Congo used to have very dark connotations but today some of that darkness has lifted.

Mr. Putin's remarks about the K.G.B. and its successors appeared intended to counter the dark connotations the intelligence agency still has in the West.

Upton herself said she was frightened and dismayed at the "deep, dark" connotations that had become attached to a character inspired by a childhood toy from her aunt's attic.

The idea that to some the flag can be a symbol of regional identity, free of such dark connotations, is now regarded as disingenuous across the political spectrum.

But the word terminal itself, which supplies the title for Steven Spielberg's new film opening today nationwide, also has some darker connotations that tug against its unassuming everyday meaning.

That's also why Beyond Eyes begins with white, not black and its afraid-of-the-dark connotations, as its canvas, rather like 2012's The Unfinished Swan, a more abstract game about pursuing – yep – a runaway swan, where the player flings ink at the invisible environment before them to reveal paths to take.

The phrase — literally "You eat bananas" — has darker connotations when it's shouted at two men, both in their 20s, who were caught nude in a rented room by local vigilantes in late March.

All of these materials are fairly familiar, most people have daily contact with soap and hair; they are at the heart of our most intimate daily rituals, as once was coal and ash, the source of heat for the home and the remnants of a fire in the hearth or under a stove; however, they can also suggest much darker connotations.

"Territory" here takes on a darker connotation, of animals defending their turf or intruders altering pristine, primordial landscapes.

IT may seem marketing gold, but Big Data also carries a darker connotation, as a linguistic cousin to the likes of Big Brother, Big Oil and Big Government.

Even as the mainstream usage of "hacker" took on its darker connotation, the geeks continued using it to mean what it always had: a righteous dude.