1.   Darkness has now descended and the moon and stars shine hazily in the clear sky.

2.   As darkness descended in the Bethlehem neighborhood on a recent evening, the sound from the local minarets blared.

3.   As darkness descends on North Hollywood, a young mother pushing a stroller walks with her two small children.

4.   As darkness descends, I enjoy a sundown serenade courtesy of countless peeper frogs whose high-pitched tweeting fills the trees.

5.   As darkness descended on the mountains, we rested and drank the beers Simon had bought.

6.   As darkness descended, a police officer found her, afraid and weary, sitting in the empty stadium.

7.   As darkness descends on Tucson National, the party begins.

8.   By then, darkness had descended, forcing Duval to doff the trademark wraparound sunglasses that seem to serve as a shield to his soul.

9.   Darkness has descended on the UW campus and rain is falling.

10.   Darkness has descended, bringing with it more chill on a raw November night in northwest Louisiana.