first dark
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Are we entering the first dark ages of Marvel Studios?
From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 2023
I was often sad during that first, dark autumn, dealing with a disintegrating marriage and the parched loneliness of the unlanguaged.
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2021
In the first dark hours of Sept. 12, 2001, five college freshmen stay up all night in a dorm room confronting the promises of youth that have been severed by a national tragedy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2020
And if city officials choose lighting that adheres to IDA recommendations, it’s the first step toward making Pittsburgh the East Coast’s first dark sky city.
From The Verge ● Jun. 16, 2020
Oh, this was a different night than the first dark frightful one.
From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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