Darken
Darken verb - To take on a gloomy or forbidding look.
Instance
Instance verb - To show or make clear by using examples.
Usage example: instanced the hero's moral courage with several examples from the novel
Common collocations
| time | darken time | instance time |
Both words in one sentence
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Jones manages to darken the tone without resorting to darkening the appearance, except where it's appropriate — inside the Count's castle, for instance.
Source: Webcomic / Breakfast of the Gods -
Averted in 'Legend of the Seeker'' — the first time Richard fights Darken Rahl, for instance, it really looks as though each of them is trying his utmost to kill the other.
Source: Flynning
Cite this Source
Instance and Darken. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/darken/instance
Darken & Instance. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/darken/instance>.
Instance or Darken. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/darken/instance.
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