1.   As the dark days of winter engulfed the Old World the Chaos armies struck.

2.   How very nice to find one in these dark days.

3.   I hate frosty nights and damp dark days with sleety rain - if that is New Year weather you can keep it.

4.   I still have dark days, but now I have hope and I know that the Lord will keep me safe.

5.   Jumble up the shades cottage-garden style or choose a cool colour such as cream that will show up on dark wintry days.

6.   Outside it was a dark November day, but the house seemed full of sunshine.

7.   The widow in question is hardly spending dark days adorned in black.

8.   Those dark days are behind him and psychologically he is stronger.

9.   ...a dark wintry day.

10.   The stock market crash was the first direful indication of the dark days to come.