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.
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So sharpen your focus, channel your inner astrophysicist, and get ready to decode the dark.
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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 28 Dec. 2025
Many people have speculated on what happened after the screen cut to black, leaving viewers in the dark about crime boss Tony Soprano's (James Gandolfini) fate.
—Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Dec. 2025
Water bottles may be used for nothing more than water, but all sorts of bacteria and mold will find a way in to fester in the dark and damp environment.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2025
Thousands of San Francisco residents were without power for part of Saturday due to another unplanned outage, just a week after a massive power outage left a third of the city in the dark.
—Jose Fabian, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2025
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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 28 Dec. 2025
Many people have speculated on what happened after the screen cut to black, leaving viewers in the dark about crime boss Tony Soprano's (James Gandolfini) fate.
—Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Dec. 2025
Water bottles may be used for nothing more than water, but all sorts of bacteria and mold will find a way in to fester in the dark and damp environment.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2025
Thousands of San Francisco residents were without power for part of Saturday due to another unplanned outage, just a week after a massive power outage left a third of the city in the dark.
—Jose Fabian, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the dark
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“The dark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20dark. Accessed 30 Dec. 2025.
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