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Recent Examples of dusky Antarctica in mid-winter is bathed in a dusky half-light or shrouded in darkness, with the sun's orbit ensuring the warming rays no longer reach the icy landmass. Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025 Orcas share the meat of a dusky dolphin among the pod. Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 26 Sep. 2024 If Dylan was the dusky preacher Friday, Nelson was the campfire light. Brady Gerber, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025 My room, tricked out in shades of mushroom, opened onto a hallway covered in its original wallpaper, depicting a sea battle complete with roiling water, boats full of pugnacious sailors, and, in the background, a dusky landscape of ancient ruins. Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for dusky
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dusky
Adjective
  • Scarlett tempted Zayn to use a lead pipe to show his dark side.
    Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
  • This was courtesy of the changing wind direction, which picked up in strength as a few dark clouds gathered near the circuit, with some drivers even reporting a sprinkling of rain as Q2 got underway.
    Luke Smith, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Anton and his second wife adopted Jean sometime during the Depression, but the details are murky.
    Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
  • While the Celtics have made a couple of small additions, the future is still a bit murky.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
Adjective
  • For instance, the report highlights warming temperatures have pushed black legged ticks, a primary carrier of Lyme disease, northward.
    Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 26 July 2025
  • But the obvious calculation behind this move illustrated the desperation of so many anonymous black showbiz performers (such as those who were paid to promote the Kamala Harris campaign) who eagerly demonstrate an unshakeable loyalty to the post-FDR legacy of Democratic Party devotion.
    Armond White, National Review, 25 July 2025

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“Dusky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dusky. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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