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.
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Students and families aren’t the only ones being left in the dark.
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Caroll Alvarado, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
Between the lines: ProPublica this month reported that detainees on ICE deportation flights often vanish from tracking systems, leaving families and attorneys in the dark about their whereabouts.
—Shafaq Patel, Axios, 9 Apr. 2025
Without that information from the city, the story couldn’t be published, and readers were left in the dark about those details until after key decisions were already made.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2025
Watching movies together, in the dark, the way they were meant to be experienced.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 8 Apr. 2025
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Caroll Alvarado, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
Between the lines: ProPublica this month reported that detainees on ICE deportation flights often vanish from tracking systems, leaving families and attorneys in the dark about their whereabouts.
—Shafaq Patel, Axios, 9 Apr. 2025
Without that information from the city, the story couldn’t be published, and readers were left in the dark about those details until after key decisions were already made.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2025
Watching movies together, in the dark, the way they were meant to be experienced.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 8 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the dark
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“The dark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20dark. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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