mirk
Britishnoun
Other Word Forms
- mirkily adverb
- mirkiness noun
- mirky adjective
Example Sentences
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He had taken that tree, and that tree, and that rock as markers of the path...but there was no path, only the mirk, and the twilight, and the pale trees.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
And out of the gathering mirk the Nazgûl came with their cold voices crying words of death; and then all hope was quenched.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
Not a mirk night, for no man ever walked that moor on a mirk night, except one, and he, though blind-fou, was drowned.
From Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) by Wilson, John Lyde
Lights streamed from the windows, piercing the mirk of the night with brownish rays, and a dull muffled clamour rang through the gateway.
From The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)
The bowman faced about and, shading his eyes, peered through the mirk.
From The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
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