They'd walked in silence while the night darkened around them.

As if becoming aware of the eavesdropper, the voices fell silent, and night darkened the sea.

When the offices and shops closed for the night and the street darkened, we made our break.

The night darkened as if from a swiftly advancing storm.

The night darkened still further and I felt the first cold drops of rain on my skin.

The night darkened, and a strange hush settled over the bluff.

As the night darkened around him, the character of the Plain changed as well.

Shady Canyon began to earn its name as the night darkened around her under the trees.

The night darkened; and dinner grew cold on the table.

For five years a night of savage German terror would henceforth darken this raped, civilized little land.