How to Use in the dark in a Sentence
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And, customers would not be left in the dark, heat or cold for days or weeks.
—Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
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Boards, for their part, may be in the dark as to how much more change is coming.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
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Bulls are active in the dark, and often do much bugling then.
—Jim Zumbo, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026
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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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Shooting this show is like being on a roller coaster in the dark.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
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At that time, Winkels walked into the street, in the dark, where she was struck.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2026
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There’s always a fear of groping around in the dark; of not even knowing who to talk to.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 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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It's been two weeks and two days since the damaging storms for a city that was left in the dark for too long.
—Chris Tye, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
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What strikes him is that the app users aren't always strangers lurking in the dark corners of the web.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
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The storm has also left tens of thousands of homes and businesses in the dark.
—Brian Dakss, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
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Families and colleges, among others, are now left in the dark.
—Eva Moskowitz, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 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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The ruse reportedly left even some White House aides in the dark.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
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But more than 83,000 buildings and homes remained in the dark.
—Lauren Victory, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
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For the thousands who remain in the dark and feel isolated, the giveaway helped.
—Chris Tye, CBS News, 25 Aug. 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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Gutierrez opened the door to the back room to find Richardson and her daughter, then 16, in the dark.
—Molly Hensley-Clancy, ProPublica, 20 Aug. 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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Another bright spot in the dark year has been today's hurler, Brandon Young.
—David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2026
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That single change turns debugging in the dark into a solvable problem.
—Jacqueline Destefano-Tangorra, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
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Automatic sensors turn the lights on in the dark and off in daylight, so there's no need for batteries or wires.
—ABC News, 5 Sep. 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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Bright stars or planets such as Venus may shine in the dark sky, and the air temperature will drop as the sun disappears.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
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Finance is left chasing payments, managing risk and forecasting in the dark.
—Ashish Srimal, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 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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