How to Use dark in a Sentence

dark

1 of 3 adjective

• She sat in the dark room alone.
• It was a dark and stormy night.
• Soon it will be dark enough to see the stars.
• Dark clouds of smoke were coming from the windows.
• She's wearing a dark suit to the interview.
• You've got dark circles under your eyes this morning.
• Store in a cool, dry, and dark spot.
  — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
• There were so many dark paths in my life.
  — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
• My nights were dark, but so were my days.
  — Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
• The space was damp, dark and smelled like mildew.
  — Savannah Sicurella, AJC.com, 21 Apr. 2026
• Just a dark screen, as when a movie is over.
  — Literary Hub, 24 Oct. 2025
• Look for fruit with dark green, crack-free skin.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 June 2026
• Lots of big, dark clouds and a tiny bit of rain.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
• It was lined with a dark green velvet.
  — Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
• Keep your bedroom cool and dark.
  — Sharon Brandwein, USA Today, 2 June 2026
• Yeah, there's a dark heart to it, there's a noir kind of stuff.
  — H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
• This is ripped from the news, our dark timeline.
  — Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Nov. 2025
• His dark brunette hair was neatly gelled to the side.
  — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 23 Feb. 2026
• Red matsunori turns her dark-arame brown.
  — Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
• Her face hovered over me, dark, young, tense.
  — Literary Hub, 24 Oct. 2025
• On dark nights, the rim of the crater glows orange.
  — Arkansas Online, 11 Jan. 2026
• The pain, swelling, and this dark spot had to mean something.
  — Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
• Store them in a cool, dark, dry spot for up to 12 months.
  — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 27 Jan. 2026
• The rift can be seen in dark blue across the center of the map.
  — Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 17 Feb. 2026
• Her dark hair was in long, thin braids and framed her friendly face.
  — Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
• Laurie’s world is dark and dirty, and it’s tied to her past and her debt.
  — Selome Hailu, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
• There was a version that was so much darker.
  — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2026
• There is no dark side in loving music that moves you.
  — Kraig Fox, Rolling Stone, 11 Jan. 2026
• Cool overhead light after dark is the main one to cut.
  — Allison Palmer june 2, Sacbee.com, 2 June 2026
• Hang bunches upside down in a dark area for two weeks.
  — Heather Bien, The Spruce, 15 June 2026

dark

2 of 3 noun

• He bought the kids special rings that glow in the dark.
• Wash the lights and the darks separately.
• The burglars hid in the dark between the two buildings.
• We'd better get home before dark.
• He uses lots of darks in his decorating.
• They waited until after dark to begin their escape.
• He's 12 years old and still afraid of the dark.
• One shoe was off, the sock dark with wet.
  — Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
• And tend to stay home after dark.
  — David Searcy, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
• That might come off as a little dark.
  — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
• Keep your bedroom cool and cave-dark.
  — Marisa McMillan, Outside, 18 Nov. 2025
• Jupiter will be high in the south just after dark.
  — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 7 Mar. 2026
• As the title points out, even in the dark, there can be light.
  — Karin Tanabe, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2022
• Oval holes in the walls once held lamps to light the street after dark.
  — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
• There’s one designed around when the sun sets and when there’s full dark.
  — Katie Bain, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2025
• The wine-dark seas, swift-footed Achilles.
  — Derek Thompson, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2026
• The chance of rain drops to 20% after dark.
  — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 25 May 2026
• Some joint pieces glow in the dark, while others are gold and even light-up,.
  — Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 20 Dec. 2022
• But an infrared camera can pick up things from heat in the dark.
  — The Conversation, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2023
• Researchers had to search after dark to find them.
  — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
• In the half dark of High Wood, the owl hoots around my path.
  — Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
• Here are five ways the state ethics laws keep Texans in the dark.
  — Dallas News, 30 Jan. 2023
• Homes were burning in just minutes, even in the cool dark of night.
  — David Wallace-Wells, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2023
• As if repairs were under way at some flawed place in the iron dark of the world.
  — John Williams, Washington Post, 14 June 2023
• But what about kids’ items with lots of stains, extra-dirty work clothes, or lots of whites or darks?
  — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
• My last run of my first snowboarding trip happened in the dark.
  — Lindsay Lee Wallace, SELF, 11 Jan. 2023
• In short, taking a supplement for weight loss is a leap in the dark.
  — Time, 20 Jan. 2023
• During the spring and summer, the air cools after dark.
  — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
• Keeping your room dark makes some amount of intuitive sense.
  — Sarah Klein, Outside, 1 Jan. 2026
• Bonus points for weather nice enough to stay outside after dark.
  — Literary Hub, 17 June 2026

dark

3 of 3 verb

• As twilight transitions to dark, the bats and owls come out to feed.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2020
• Blue spans the spectrum, from light on the ceiling to dark on the sofa.
  — Monika Eyers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Apr. 2021
• The plants can be a bit variable, having fern-like leaves of light to dark green color.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 29 June 2019
• When going from light to dark its really just a waiting game.
  — Kaitlyn Frey, PEOPLE.com, 23 Sep. 2019
• Fun and dark all at once, the song is a feel-good revenge tune with powerful elements.
  — Tamar Herman, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2017
• The photographs that came out of that shoot show a stunning array of skin tones, from light to dark like a rainbow of brown skin.
  — Susan Dunne, courant.com, 13 Nov. 2020
• The truth is Filipino people run the gamut from light skin to dark skin and everything in between.
  — Jessica Andrews, Teen Vogue, 8 Nov. 2018
• From strawberry blonde and pastels to dark sultry red, there's no shortage of options.
  — Allure, 20 Apr. 2022
• Pick a champagne color for fair skin or gold for olive to dark skin tones,then swipe a little along the entire length of your cheekbones.
  — Paige Stables, Good Housekeeping, 25 June 2021
• The transitions from light to dark in the matador’s face and stockings, for instance, is abrupt to the point of coarseness.
  — Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2022
• Start simple by checking the exposure—how bright or dark your image is—and adding a little bit of contrast.
  — Matt Crisara, Popular Mechanics, 27 Jan. 2023
• It is formulated to cure everything from fine lines to dark circles to puffiness.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 24 May 2021
• Our unit members are taking their sites dark today to show management how important these issues are to us.
  — Paul Farhi, Washington Post, 7 June 2019
• Foliage emerges a gaudy purple in spring, then gradually changes to dark green as summer heat increases.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2023
• Again to the southeast after dark a now 83%-lit Moon will drift about 4º below Saturn.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2021
• The result leaves our kids less engaged and our recreation centers dark through much of the winter, and with limited hours throughout the summer.
  — Barb Schlaefer, Star Tribune, 6 June 2021
• But, is there a general perception that light skin is dominant to dark in inheritance?
  — Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 25 July 2011
• From dinnertime to dark every Wednesday in Livonia, enjoy a car show with food and music.
  — Layla McMurtrie, Detroit Free Press, 6 June 2022
• Imagine the room at noon, with maximum sunlight pouring in—where does the light fall and where would dark furniture or fixtures be most visible?
  — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2022
• For guests who want to switch up drinks between courses or as the night evolves, Milano suggests that hosts serve drinks in progression, going from light to dark.
  — Elva Ramirez, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2021
• This is a constant problem for Hill in trying to manage tone in a movie that jumps from light to dark on a dime, and repeats the pattern constantly.
  — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2026
• Choose from half, single or double bag subscriptions every two or four weeks; as well their roast preference (light to dark or a variety) and grind type (whole bean or ground).
  — Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Feb. 2022
• As the distorted guitar sets in, the room switches to dark with glowing lights illuminating the performance.
  — Izzy Colón, SPIN, 23 Mar. 2022
• Black tomato cultivars are those with fruit that have deep burgundy to dark reddish brown to black skin when ripe — the flesh is also generally darkly pigmented.
  — Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 19 Aug. 2020
• Full Coverage Concealer, $5, available in nine shades that match light to dark skin tones, plus three color-correcting hues.
  — Brooke Shunatona, Cosmopolitan, 22 Mar. 2016
• With foliage ranging from bright lime green to dark purple depending on the variety, trailing sweet potato vines can add a welcome color contrast to your container.
  — Terri Robertson, Country Living, 1 Aug. 2022
• On Thursday afternoon, Forrest Smith was sitting in his Louisville home watching the daylight change from light to dark as smoke filled the air.
  — Molly Bohannon, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2022
• In the clip, the musical duo are chained to a structure along with a number of others who also feel alone in the world, unable to break free as the camera fans to dark, trippy shots of the two trading verses.
  — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 7 Apr. 2023
• The conversations between mother and daughter span the continuum from light to dark, present to past, from the young Chantal’s untied shoelaces to the Holocaust.
  — Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2016
• One of the Green Berets, a weapons specialist, pulled aside the blanket and revealed a hole, perhaps 5 feet high and 3 feet wide, leading into a tunnel carved deep and dark into the hillside.
  — Michael M. Phillips, WSJ, 5 Dec. 2018