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

Before our planet had oceans, air, or even a solid surface, the raw ingredients for life were already brewing in the dark, freezing fringes of the early Solar System. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026

Take Ludwig, 2018, the artist’s first CGI video, which for eight minutes stays fixed on a single CGI blond boy who rolls around in the dark hold of a ship amid a storm. — Matthew McLean, Artforum, 22 Sep. 2026

Commissioners also complained about being left in the dark on what’s planned for Miami-Dade’s Vice City marketing. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026

The process took about 7 minutes and was performed entirely in the dark as the sun had set over the landing location, according to the European Space Agency. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 20 Sep. 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