the dark

noun

1

: a state in which no light can be seen

She stumbled around in the dark until she finally found the light switch.

He's 12 years old and still afraid of the dark.

2

: a place where little or no light can be seen

The burglars hid in the dark between the two buildings.

He bought the kids special rings that glow in the dark.

3

: a state in which something is hidden or kept secret

Most of their deals were made in the dark.

4

: a state of not knowing about something

I'm in the dark about the agreement.

The public was kept in the dark about the meeting.

Examples of the dark in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The complaint says the defendant uploaded images of the victims to the internet, including the dark web. —Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025

Sending a cold networking email these days can feel like a shot in the dark— your message is just one of dozens (or hundreds) competing for attention in a crowded inbox. —Julia Korn, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025

Rickard transformed the dark garage into a functional design studio coated in Farrow & Ball’s Schoolhouse White, complete with skylights and a sleeping loft. —Jessica Ritz, Architectural Digest, 2 Jan. 2025

Last June, the government canceled the results of an exam that had been taken by 900,000 aspiring academics in more than 300 cities, citing suspicions that the answers had been leaked onto the dark web. —Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025