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

But the dark cloud that’s been hovering over the Flyers’ generally solid first month of the season — the lack of production from Michkov — may have finally started to lift. —Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025

Overall, this bill puts information in the public's hands so workers can understand what's happening to their jobs instead of being left in the dark. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025

Weisz showed off her range in everything from the rom-com About a Boy (2002) to the dark graphic novel adaptation Constantine (2005) before winning an Oscar for The Constant Gardener (2005). —Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Nov. 2025

Frankenstein was even part of the dark ’n’ gritty action-horror hybrid trend of the 2010s, bringing us weird curios like Frankenstein’s Army (2013) and I, Frankenstein (2014). —Katie Rife, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for the dark

• ballpark
• benchmark
• birthmark
• daymark
• earmark
• embark
• hallmark
• landmark
• monarch
• postmark
• remark
• skylark