Darkens

As it is, I do not think I have lost anything, except one's skin darkens from the sun, and one feels weak from the heat; but I could recover in six months in England. ❋ William Henry Burton Wilkins (1897)

So, when the lizard is stressed, it's skin darkens and provides greater emphasis for the reflective scales. ❋ Unknown (2006)

But”—his expression darkens—“Cecil’s spleen is enlarged too. ❋ Barbara Stuber (2010)

Queen Victoria spent the brightest days of her childhood there; princes and princesses have lived here and died before their day; a great name darkens its memories, ennobles its history. ❋ Eric Parker (1912)

The fragrance "darkens" considerably as it wears and becomes much more robust than the name would lead one to believe. ❋ Marina Geigert (2008)

Upon hearing this, Hani-meijin’s expression darkens, asking if Satoru has any idea how he’s lived his life since he left. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In winter it takes longer to warm to a glow, and on hot days in summer the bulb darkens so slowly that it never quite dims overnight, like our very own Arctic sun deep down in the Bureau's basement domain. ❋ Steve Himmer (2011)

The graveyard darkens first, and the headstones turn dingy gray. ❋ T.J. Forrester (2011)

Whether this generation will see it is uncertain, but "coming events cast their shadows before", and its shadow already darkens the world. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The sun darkens, earth in ocean sinks, fall from heaven the bright stars, fire's breath assails the all-nourishing tree, towering fire plays against heaven itself_. ' ❋ Unknown (2010)

The sky darkens momentarily as a dragon flies overhead. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The woman shakes a rug out, dust floats down like flecks of mica, the window slams shut, the light shifts, the river darkens. ❋ Mira Bartók (2011)

As they clean, the winter sun disappears and the sky darkens. ❋ Melissa Corliss DeLorenzo (2011)

It darkens the efforts and sacrifices of others. timothy. [email protected], ❋ Unknown (2010)

The chief executive of one of the world's biggest investment firms said Wednesday the deal "darkens an already fragile outlook" for the U.S. economy. ❋ Unknown (2011)

But tellingly, neither Padel nor Mehrohtra have pulled out so the farce goes on and the cloud of suspicion darkens. ❋ Unknown (2009)

These ideas take time to percolate, but as the economic news darkens, as banks' profits swell and markets jitter again, Miliband's conference speech will be seen as a marker of the turning tide. ❋ Unknown (2011)