Etymology
Origin of blackness
Example Sentences
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He holds me while my shoulders shake and the sun relinquishes its last beam, giving way to blackness.
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He crouched in the fragile shell of light and peered into the looming blackness of the forest.
From Literature
The half-moon hung in the sky, stars dotting the inky blackness.
From Literature
“Through here,” I said, pointing into the blackness of the trees.
From Literature
He had found that this was better OOO than facing the sighing blackness ahead.
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