How to Use in the dark in a Sentence
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Agent Kim has kept his daughter in the dark about his dark past.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 27 July 2026
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Lying there in the dark, holding her hand at the end of our trip, fear didn’t feel lonely.
—John Todd, Outdoor Life, 9 July 2026
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Others are opting to cross in the dark, popping up once clear of the waterway.
—Weilun Soon, Fortune, 5 July 2026
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Michigan led the numbers, with more than 305,000 in the dark.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 5 July 2026
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Walking in the dark, on roads without sidewalks, or in inclement weather is no safer than riding.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026
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However, when these deals are struck in the dark, communities revolt.
—Melody Birmingham, Fortune, 23 July 2026
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The officers also have drones and helicopters equipped to track people hiding in the dark.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 29 July 2026
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Looking through the nearby woods in the dark, they are chased by Leatherface, who kills Franklin with his chainsaw.
—Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 July 2026
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Maybe two or three groups of hoaxers out there at once, bumping into each other in the dark and scaring the scales off one another.
—Star-Telegram Staff, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2026
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Fortunately, keeping communities safe does not have to mean leaving them in the dark.
—Jasmine Garland, The Conversation, 7 July 2026
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Thousands will spend another night in the dark as ComEd rushes to restore power.
—Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 29 July 2026
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But the exact source of those dollars remains hidden, leaving voters in the dark about who is bankrolling the plan to overhaul the state’s tax structure.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
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Nothing beats the thrill of chasing the blinking bugs in grandma’s backyard in the dark, zooming around with Mason jars in hand.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 July 2026
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Nguyen never gets scared climbing the towering Matterhorn Pine in the dark.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 7 July 2026
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After being left in the dark for years, Lacy begins to piece together what exactly happened the night her mom fell to her death.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 July 2026
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Much of the wider gambling economy that surrounds it operates in the dark, beyond the reach of regulators.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
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Moths prefer pale and light-colored flowers because these blossoms reflect moonlight much better and are easier for moths to find in the dark.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 21 July 2026
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Cats are everywhere, even in the dark places, as Alicent and Helaena discover later in the episode.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
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With their swollen, flaring buttresses and soaring heights of 80 feet or more, the trees are awe-inspiring when reflected in the dark water.
—Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 25 July 2026
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This week, Al sits down with the Detroit rapper who’s part of a new wave of Christian-esque rappers wanting to be light in the dark.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 31 July 2026
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Dinner service in the dark goes as well as possible, with Kayley and Aesha wearing night vision goggles to serve the food.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 30 June 2026
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Ed Sheeran has been dancin’ in the dark with his wife, former financial consultant Cherry Seaborn, for more than a decade.
—Adrianne Reece, InStyle, 28 July 2026
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If the United States switches to permanent daylight saving time, many people would spend winter mornings in the dark.
—Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 17 July 2026
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If kids are going/coming to school in the dark, or people must drive to/from work in the dark, perhaps the scheduling of those and other events need to be changed, not the entire country’s schedule.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2026
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By flicking their tongues, snakes can detect the scent trails left by potential prey, such as rodents or birds, and accurately track and capture them even in the dark or in complex environments.
—Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026
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Delight in rituals that engage the senses, like slowly moving a mouthful of Champagne around your tongue, or lighting palo santo in the dark and letting its smoke envelop you.
—Goth Shakira, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
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The change proved to be widely unpopular because people were getting up and going to work and school in the dark, since the sunrise didn’t occur until later in the morning, and the clock changes were soon reintroduced.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 15 July 2026
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Before Thursday, the 12-member city council said it had been left in the dark by the Blazers, who have been reluctant to show the scope and depth of the renovation project.
—Jason Quick, New York Times, 31 July 2026
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That's of concern to Orthodox Jews, who pray three times a day, beginning with the Shacharit morning prayer service, which by tradition cannot begin in the dark.
—Yonat Shimron, NPR, 16 July 2026
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That erasure, Bernikoff and Franklin said, leaves mainstream society in the dark about issues that affect Indigenous communities.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado july 27, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026
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