darksome
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- darksomeness noun
Etymology
Origin of darksome
Example Sentences
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Just before the end, darksome bitonal chords began crashing on the harp and piano, like the bell of a phantom cathedral.
From The New Yorker • Jun. 29, 2015
The Grecian temple designed by Ben Edwards has a brooding, darksome majesty.
From Time Magazine Archive
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As the god Mercury describes the scene: With a darksome thick film I encompass'd his eyes And bore him away in an urn...
From Time Magazine Archive
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Mr. 13-04 and I made our way through the darksome streets.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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‘This is the great realm and city of the Dwarrowdelf. And of old it was not darksome, but full of light and splendour, as is still remembered in our songs.’
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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