But now, in early July 1995, his subordinates had been forced to reveal its dark purpose.

The will of all the gods was bent to dark purpose.

But that technique is now at the service of a much richer and darker purpose.

It was an article of faith among many Koreans that we were there not to protect them but for our own dark purposes.

He stood astounded, his mind snatched from its dark purpose.

In the back of his mind, he'd wondered all along if Ari had a darker purpose for him.

What dark purpose of the Druid's do we serve this night?

In fact, empathy can sometimes be put to a very dark purpose.

This sudden excess of mawkishamiability must have some dark purpose behind it.

The gangsters, with revenge in mind, had a darker purpose: They wanted him dead.