Dark
Dark adjective - Being without light or without much light.
Promising
Promising adjective - Having qualities which inspire hope.
Usage example: a promising writer who just may write the great American novel someday
Both words in one sentence
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Castlevania: Aria Of Sorrow and its sequel, Dawn of Sorrow, had the bad endings where Soma becomes the new dark lord, and Julius comes into the throne room promising to "fulfill [his] promise".
Source: It's a Wonderful Failure - Dark Latios rips out Ho-Oh skeleton, killing her instantly, then proceeds to devour her entire body, promising her that she will remain immortal as long as he endlessly recycles her.
- After the promising debut of Point Break (1991) and Near Dark, it seemed that Kathryn Bigelow was the IT girl; a woman director who was married to IT director James Cameron.
Source: Win Back the Crowd
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