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.
• Twinkle lights hung from the eaves of the house, broken and dark.
  — Kamila Hrabchuk, Washington Post, 25 Dec. 2023
• Thick plumes of dark smoke rose into the sky one mile northeast of the road.
  — Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2023
• Complete the look à la Kate with a plaid jacket and dark trousers.
  — Jamie Allison Sanders, Peoplemag, 9 Nov. 2023
• So a lot of recipes started off with molasses in place of dark soy.
  — Joe Yonan, Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2024
• The Bible says that light has come into the world, but the world is dark, and the darkness doesn’t comprehend the light.
  — Dominic Pino, National Review, 25 Dec. 2023
• The corpse's skin and flesh became discolored over the years and now appear to be dark brown.
  — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2023
• As for her glam, the star wore her dark brunette hair in a tousled bun, paired with a matte nude lip.
  — Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 May 2023
• In another, the women sway to the music in a dark night club, grinning in bliss.
  — Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2023
• On the central disk and the hours ring, the color of the lacquer is graduated from light to dark.
  — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 31 Aug. 2023
• The offerings range from darker tones in Sycamore and Ochre to vibrant pieces in Blush and Azure.
  — John Thompson, Men's Health, 24 May 2023
• These actions are too dark and grotesque and the country deeply rejects them.
  — Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2024
• The anti-hero goes down a dark path to avenge Shelly’s death at the hands of their mysterious killers.
  — Jaden Thompson, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
• Normally, your dog’s stool should range from light to dark brown.
  — Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 26 July 2023
• But what if there was a way to bring a new twist to this type of television, in the form of a dark comedy thriller?
  — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 9 June 2023
• And often, just when the drone might have a target in sight, the feed will go dark because of the Russians’ jamming.
  — Kamila Hrabchuk, Washington Post, 6 Aug. 2023
• It was tucked into these big blue military trousers with a stripe down the side, like a dark blue stripe.
  — Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Dec. 2023
• Her dark brown hair was tucked behind her ears, spilling down her back and reaching her waist.
  — Briannah Rivera, Seventeen, 13 June 2023
• The sky will be going dark this month as the total solar eclipse occurs on April 8.
  — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2024
• Because of that mist, all of the townspeople are being held for fear of dark magic.
  — USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2023
• The black and white video shows dark gray images that appear to be people moving on the ground below.
  — Anna Schecter, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2023
• But after the sun goes down, Kentucky's landscape turns dark and strange things emerge from the shadows.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2023
• Lennix also had a pink satin hair bow around her head in all the pictures except the last, which showed off her full head of dark hair.
  — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 27 Dec. 2023
• My celebration of dark skin can be seen in the use of dark-skinned models and in the highlighting of their skin.
  — Condé Nast, Vogue, 21 June 2023
• At a quick glance from a distance this large bird could have been a turkey vulture or dark morph hawk perched in a tree next to my route.
  — Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2024

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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.
• As the title points out, even in the dark, there can be light.
  — Karin Tanabe, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2022
• And true to form, the show at the Sunrise Theater went on, even in the dark.
  — Ellen McGirt, Fortune, 6 Dec. 2022
• Here are five ways the state ethics laws keep Texans in the dark.
  — Dallas News, 30 Jan. 2023
• But first-time cruisers shouldn’t feel left in the dark.
  — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Jan. 2023
• Some joint pieces glow in the dark, while others are gold and even light-up,.
  — Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 20 Dec. 2022
• All of the indices are gold, as are the straight hands, and the lume finish glows brightly in the dark.
  — Matthew Catellier, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023
• A lot of dark, a lot of light — to complement the messiness of their lives.
  — Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 11 Sep. 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
• Homes were burning in just minutes, even in the cool dark of night.
  — David Wallace-Wells, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2023
• When the light fades, patients at the health center lie in the dark on beds of hard bamboo.
  — Fox News, 31 Oct. 2022
• That means people will be getting to work and shuttling kids to school in the dark.
  — Errol Barnett, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2022
• In short, taking a supplement for weight loss is a leap in the dark.
  — Time, 20 Jan. 2023
• But an infrared camera can pick up things from heat in the dark.
  — The Conversation, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2023
• Yet along the Lee County coastline, most people are still in the dark.
  — Scott Calvert, WSJ, 4 Oct. 2022
• The rain didn’t stay away long, however, and the walk back in the near dark was slippery on the ancient stones.
  — Kristen De Groot, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2023
• In the dark, the EX90 greets drivers with a hammer shape projected onto the wall in front of the car.
  — Laura Burstein, Robb Report, 11 Nov. 2022
• Jump in after dark and watch the lights from the squid fishing boats twinkle in the distance.
  — Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 7 July 2023
• The bride and groom left in a tunnel of guests with sparklers in the dark, before leaving in the back of a vintage Land Rover.
  — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Dec. 2022
• My last run of my first snowboarding trip happened in the dark.
  — Lindsay Lee Wallace, SELF, 11 Jan. 2023
• Brooks was standing in the dark on Jan. 15 at around 3 a.m. when she was struck by a vehicle.
  — Landon Mion, Fox News, 24 Jan. 2023
• Each one has that classic Le Creuset look, with an ombre up the piece from dark to light.
  — Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2023
• The lights dimmed as Jaffe held the phone until all that remained was its image of a flame glowing in the dark.
  — Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2022
• But Shangela had good reason for keeping her partner in the dark.
  — Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2022

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dark

3 of 3 verb

• Blue spans the spectrum, from light on the ceiling to dark on the sofa.
  — Monika Eyers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Apr. 2021
• The power of light turning to dark and then light again.
  — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 23 July 2022
• As twilight transitions to dark, the bats and owls come out to feed.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2020
• Chard: Chard can be light to dark green, with stems in colors from white to pink to orange to red.
  — Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 July 2022
• This means better contrast and less bleed from light to dark.
  — Parker Hall, Wired, 30 Mar. 2022
• The plants can be a bit variable, having fern-like leaves of light to dark green color.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 29 June 2019
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Again to the southeast after dark a now 83%-lit Moon will drift about 4º below Saturn.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2021
• Fun and dark all at once, the song is a feel-good revenge tune with powerful elements.
  — Tamar Herman, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2017
• The facility is open from 8 a.m. to dark daily during the summer and 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily in the winter.
  — Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2020
• When going from light to dark its really just a waiting game.
  — Kaitlyn Frey, PEOPLE.com, 23 Sep. 2019
• 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, 12 Oct. 2017
• At McClellan, the air tankers work from 8 a.m. to dark if conditions allow.
  — Hudson Sangree, sacbee, 12 Oct. 2017
• Say goodbye to dark under-eye circles with this YSL option.
  — Rachel Dube, SELF, 7 Apr. 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
• 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
• For richest flavor and color, look for deep-orange-fleshed sweet potatoes with skin that’s burnt orange to dark red.
  — Sunset Magazine, 15 Dec. 2022
• 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
• From strawberry blonde and pastels to dark sultry red, there's no shortage of options.
  — Allure, 20 Apr. 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
• From dinnertime to dark every Wednesday in Livonia, enjoy a car show with food and music.
  — Layla McMurtrie, Detroit Free Press, 6 June 2022
• 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
• It is formulated to cure everything from fine lines to dark circles to puffiness.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 24 May 2021
• This gadget uses 72 LED bulbs that vary in color, from amber to light red to dark red to infrared, that fight wrinkles and improve your skin texture over time.
  — Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 23 Nov. 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
• 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
• 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

Last Updated: 3 May 2024