Sentence examples for darker connotation from inspiring English sources

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"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.

Moreover, in some ways, the coming wave of technology enhancements brings a darker connotation to the title of P.D. James novel and miniseries, Devices and Desires, as the enabling of devices unleashes some of man's less noble desires.

But "Black and Tan," which is the sneaker's "unofficial" name, has a darker connotation for many Irish people: it's also the name of a British paramilitary unit sent to quell Irish rebellion against British rule in the 1920s, a strike that led to many attacks on civilians.

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Although the application consists of mostly humorous actions, some of the options, such as smack, slap and shank, have darker connotations.

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.

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.

The word "populist" has taken on a dark connotation politically these days.

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

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