in the dark

phrase

1

: in secrecy

most of his dealings were done in the dark

2

: in ignorance

kept the public in the dark about the agreement

Examples of in the dark in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Some bat species are so mysterious that scientists are still in the dark about their population status at all. — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2026

It's been two weeks and two days since the damaging storms for a city that was left in the dark for too long. — Chris Tye, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026

The people of Florida would still be in the dark but for a leak of the report to CBS Miami investigative reporter Jim DeFede, who posted the 19-page report on the station’s website. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026

Pitch-reading is far from an exact science, and plenty of highly experienced, intelligent players and pundits are completely in the dark about interpreting a 22-yard section of grass. — Ben Jones aug. 26, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for in the dark

• disembark
• matriarch
• meadowlark
• patriarch
• watermark
• arc
• ark
• bark
• barque
• hark
• lark
• marc