Adjective modifier

• Very: Could be dark... Very dark... Even darker than this!

• tall: One of them was a tall dark Russian Communist with narrow slit eyes of a semi-Asiatic.

Modifies a noun

• cloud: The dark clouds of the horrors of war often seem to have a silver lining in the selfless heroism of individuals.

• hair: Large tears ran down her face matting long dark hair to grubby cheeks.

• chocolate: Helena: They do eat chocolate but they will tend to eat dark chocolate.

• gray: Males tend to be dark gray or brown with a few pale patches.

• side: There is a dark side to all sections of society.

• shadow: They fought to prevent the Code Napoleon casting its dark shadow of oppression over this nation.

Used with adjective complement

• appear: By comparison, the tartan must have appeared pretty dark.

• grow: Now the sun dipped and the roads grew dark.

• seem: This is another good-looking transfer although it seems darker than the other two.

• get: For a few precious minutes it gets dark in the middle of the day.

• become: Finally, allow at least 5-10 minutes for your eyes to become properly dark adapted.

Noun used with modifier

• pitch: In the pitch dark we started our descent, only having green paint on some of the rocks to guide us down.

• dungeon: For now into this prison strong, In fetters I do lie, Confined into a dungeon dark, By men condemned to die.

• bit: John Harris Friday November 18, 2005 The Guardian Bit dark in here isn't it?

Preposition: before

• dawn: Perhaps, right now, we're in the dark before the dawn.

Modifying Another Word

• deliciously: From the writer of the hit film Calendar Girls, comes The Safari Party, a deliciously dark comedy in three courses.

Preposition: in

• color: This ham is traditionally more expensive and darker in color with a richer flavor.

Preposition: of

• moon: During the dark of the moon, Elves are reluctant to practice non-clerical magic, including Dream-Weaving.