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

As many as 1 in 3 Americans may have had personal information compromised, some of which is purportedly being trafficked on the dark web — and is expected to enable identity theft, as well as tax, insurance and mortgage fraud. —Courtenay Brown, Axios, 15 July 2024

Its data was hacked in February 2023 and posted to the dark web earlier this year. —Kenny Jacoby, USA TODAY, 15 July 2024

One-handed typing is also particularly difficult in the dark since the backlight doesn't stay on reliably. —PCMAG, 15 July 2024

At that time, AT&T said personal information such as Social Security numbers on 73 million current and former customers was released onto the dark web. —Matt Egan, CNN, 12 July 2024