dark chocolate
noun
: chocolate that is dark in color and contains a high percentage cocoa and cocoa butter, usually no milk, and varying amounts of sugar
Imagine opening your mailbox and finding a three-pound bar of 70 percent pure dark chocolate.—
Elizabeth Eilender
Elizabeth EilenderThe tart mousse was served in a dark chocolate cup, topped with meringue, and finished with a crisp wafer.—Fran Bellamy
compare milk chocolate, white chocolate
Fran BellamyExamples of dark chocolate in a Sentence
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Many people claim that dark chocolate eases the pain, and studies support these claims.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Health, 2 Oct. 2025
Full Proof features notes of vanilla, fresh tobacco, leather, and subtle clove on the nose, rich in honey sweetness on the palate, with touches of raisins, black pepper and a smoky oak finish that quickly transforms into toffee and dark chocolate.
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
Her family and friends will gather at the Press Club later this fall to celebrate her life and legacy over dark chocolate and red wine with ice cubes, her favorites.
—Susan Greene, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025
The result is a tasty 95-proof bourbon with notes of ripe berries, cinnamon, dark chocolate, tannic oak, and black pepper on the palate.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2025
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Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Health, 2 Oct. 2025
Full Proof features notes of vanilla, fresh tobacco, leather, and subtle clove on the nose, rich in honey sweetness on the palate, with touches of raisins, black pepper and a smoky oak finish that quickly transforms into toffee and dark chocolate.
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
Her family and friends will gather at the Press Club later this fall to celebrate her life and legacy over dark chocolate and red wine with ice cubes, her favorites.
—Susan Greene, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025
The result is a tasty 95-proof bourbon with notes of ripe berries, cinnamon, dark chocolate, tannic oak, and black pepper on the palate.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Dark chocolate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dark%20chocolate. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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