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

Lee joins a growing list of celebrities both dead and still living, including Judy Garland, Burt Reynolds, Albert Einstein, Michael Caine and David Hasselhoff, who have been exhumed and reanimated through the dark magic of LLMs. —Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026

Payne noted that Frey had renominated O'Hara for another term on May 6, amid the investigation, and the council was kept in the dark about the allegations. —Aki Nace, CBS News, 27 May 2026

Because designers wanted the watch to glow in the dark — incredibly brightly, and for a long time. —Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 May 2026

There is no other pearl to be found in the dark folds of life. —Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 26 May 2026

Rhymes for the dark

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