Darkness loomed, lit candle, brightened.

Meaning: Someone faced a difficult situation but found a way to overcome it and make things better.

Choice of Words: Darkness means the absence of light. Loomed means to appear large and threatening. Lit means to set fire to something or to make it bright with light. Candle is a stick of wax with a wick that is burned to produce light. Brightened means to make or become brighter.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• Hope flickered like a candle in the darkness.
• Darkness loomed, fear gripped him.
• Shadows stretched, darkness loomed, fear crept in.
• Darkness loomed large beneath.
• Fireflies lit up the darkness with their glow.
• Fireflies lit up the darkness.
• Hope flickered, like a candle.
• Reading light candle in my mind.
• Hope flickered like a candle.
• He made a wish on a birthday candle.