Sentence examples for darkened by from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "darkened by" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it to describe the state of a place or thing that has been made darker in color, either by a physical cause or by the presence of an emotion. For example: "The sky was darkened by a thick layer of grey clouds."

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The joy of streets darkened by rain".

But America's outlook, like Europe's, is darkened by political uncertainty.

Outside, the desert sky had been darkened by a sandstorm.

The opposite is the case on trees darkened by pollution.

This time, the hallway was darkened by the smoke.

And soon the sun's gray disk, darkened by clouds, sailing above.

An enormous brass chandelier, darkened by age and inattention, hung from the middle of the ceiling.

These years, too, were darkened by private grief as well as public anxiety.

She pitied her father as he was now, his memories darkened by his loss.

"There's no electricity?" he asked someone calling from his house, darkened by yet another power failure.

For years, people who hung their clothes out to dry found them darkened by chemical fumes.

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