When airline executives talk darkly of a financial debacle in the making, they may not be exaggerating.

Hong Kong officials talked darkly of pushing Vietnamese back out to sea.

His friends talked darkly of conspiracies and the Spanish royal family's long reach.

People huddled under umbrellas and awnings talking darkly about what they called "the tragedy."

He would let fall remarks about things "going too far," and would talk darkly about the need of "gaining his identity."

I fear that I must have been talking darkly, like the tragedians.

He loved Swanhild, and desired to make her his wife; but she played with him, talking darkly of what might be.

But alone, they talked more darkly, about poor coaching and about sinister forces making the big decisions.

The most charitable talked darkly of overwork, but he didn't look overworked to me.

They talk darkly of demons and ghosts and the Tower is not a popular garrison.