Used in a Sentence

darkened

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for darkened.

Editorial note

I'm not sure my staying indoors in a darkened room and sighing a lot is helping me to focus on anything though.

Examples14
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Having an absence of light, such as at night-time.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of darkened gathered in one view.

adjective

Having an absence of light, such as at night-time.

adjective

Made dark or lightproof by the exclusion of light.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for darkened.

adjective

Having an absence of light, such as at night-time.

adjective

Made dark or lightproof by the exclusion of light.

Example sentences

1

I'm not sure my staying indoors in a darkened room and sighing a lot is helping me to focus on anything though.

2

A couple of words were highlighted (out of 20ish) before the remaining darkened text flew off the page.

3

Indeed lightning and composition, the nice contrast between reflected sky and the darkened rocks sells the shot.

4

Obviously this won't work well on smartphones, who spend the majority of their existence within a darkened cloth or leather pocket.

5

We've moved geek culture from our darkened rooms into the mainstream, games as a medium have greater exposure that ever before.

6

Because as the screen darkened, the light sensors sensed darkness, it increased the screen brightness..

7

PG only thought MS was dead because, like Sauron in the Third Age, its shadow no longer darkened the world he saw.

8

They should just put a caption in a darkened, translucent region.

9

Try this yourself, either blindfolded or in a darkened room.

10

Maybe it's good for live performances in darkened nightclubs.

11

For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened.

12

The joke in the industry is that many are hired and hang out in darkened offices playing video games, separated from the software developers and managers who were never in the military.

Quote examples

1

For example: The suggestion that an ISI liaison traveling on the helicopter with the Americans "guided them into the darkened house and up a staircase to bin Laden’s quarters" is ludicrous.

2

I first listened to it in the back of a darkened and nearly empty 737 being sprayed with de-icing fluid during a heavy snowstorm on the day after New Years Eve - not sure if I've ever encountered a better "life soundtrack" moment.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use darkened in a sentence?

I'm not sure my staying indoors in a darkened room and sighing a lot is helping me to focus on anything though.

What does darkened mean?

Having an absence of light, such as at night-time.

What part of speech is darkened?

darkened is commonly used as adjective.