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

Surrounded by honeymooners, June tries (and flirts) to reclaim her joie de vivre, while Lela is deep in the dark. —Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 May 2026

Sunstar pentas® is heat-tolerant and requires no deadheading; the dark green foliage makes for a gorgeous backdrop in any arrangement. —Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2026

Its Blue Ghost lander returned scientific data from the lunar surface for 14 days before succumbing to the dark lunar night. —Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026

Gamma rays are produced only when particles from these two states collide and annihilate—which means some of the dark matter must be in the excited state in the first place. —Paul M. Sutter, Scientific American, 6 May 2026

Rhymes for the dark

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