Used in a Sentence

dusky

How to use dusky in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for dusky.

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This means I have followed many cars in hard rain on dark/dusky days and you can't see them up ahead.

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Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

lighted by or as if by twilight; "The dusky night rides down the sky/And ushers in the morn"-Henry Fielding; "the twilight glow of the sky"; "a boat on a twilit river"

Meaning at a glance

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

adjective

lighted by or as if by twilight; "The dusky night rides down the sky/And ushers in the morn"-Henry Fielding; "the twilight glow of the sky"; "a boat on a twilit river"

adjective

naturally having skin of a dark color; "a dark-skinned beauty"; "gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks"; "a smile on his swarthy face"; "`swart' is archaic"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for dusky.

adjective

lighted by or as if by twilight; "The dusky night rides down the sky/And ushers in the morn"-Henry Fielding; "the twilight glow of the sky"; "a boat on a twilit river"

adjective

naturally having skin of a dark color; "a dark-skinned beauty"; "gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks"; "a smile on his swarthy face"; "`swart' is archaic"

Example sentences

1

This means I have followed many cars in hard rain on dark/dusky days and you can't see them up ahead.

2

Maybe unrelated, but reminds be Alexander Block[1]: Night, streets, the lantern, the drugstore, The meaningless and dusky light.

3

One of her projects was a monotype, and mine included a cloud background, but I couldn't get the colors right: a dusky yellow cloud background.

4

O singers, resinous and soft your songs Above the sacred whisper of the pines, Give virgin lips to cornfield concubines, Bring dreams of Christ to dusky cane-lipped throngs.

5

It was dusky evening, the clock knobs pointing at the two numbers before midnight all the while a tiny light serendipitously blinking in the distance.

6

Iran is irrelevant to the issue, but 'patriots' don't distinguish between varieties of dusky foreigner.

7

For most of the smaller species of dolphins, only a few of the larger sharks, such as the bull shark, dusky shark, tiger shark and great white shark, are a potential risk, especially for calves.

8

We cannot rule out the possibility tyat at every income level stupid people with pale faces are more likely to self-identify as black while smart people with dusky skin are more likely to self-identify as white.

9

I understand that there is great variability in Japanese ethnic skin tone, but it seems like the majority of Japanese have a dusky skin tone while the majority of anime characters have a very pale skin tone.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use dusky in a sentence?

This means I have followed many cars in hard rain on dark/dusky days and you can't see them up ahead.

What does dusky mean?

lighted by or as if by twilight; "The dusky night rides down the sky/And ushers in the morn"-Henry Fielding; "the twilight glow of the sky"; "a boat on a twilit river"

What part of speech is dusky?

dusky is commonly used as adjective.