Your English writing platform
Discover LudwigSuggestions(5)
The phrase "taking a dark turn" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation or narrative that shifts from a positive or neutral tone to a more serious, ominous, or troubling one. Example: "The story started off lighthearted, but it took a dark turn when the main character faced unexpected betrayal."
Exact(2)
The trip is taking a dark turn.
DeCoutere, the Trailer Park Boys actress and the only complainant in Ghomeshi's sex assault trial without a publication ban on her identity, told Ontario Judge William Horkins of a relationship that started out "playful" before quickly taking a dark turn.
Similar(54)
Back home, though, Phillipps's story was taking a darker turn.
The pink-clad and kitten-mad Defence Against The Dark Arts professor starts off as merely sickly smug and annoying, before quickly taking a darker turn.
Lyrically, the songs take a dark turn.
"It just took a dark turn.
Earlier this year, his life had taken a dark turn.
Things took a dark turn in the '70s, he said.
On the docks, the tensions among the competing groups of fishermen can take a dark turn.
And in an apparent effort to ingratiate himself to his new friend, their relationship took a dark turn.
Her grades plummeted, her poetry took a dark turn and she has been hospitalized for severe depression and suicidal thoughts.
More suggestions(1)
Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.
Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com