How to Use dark horse in a Sentence

dark horse

noun

• The movie is a dark horse for the award.
• He is a dark horse, but I did find out that he once played football professionally.
• The Democrat from Utah has gone from being a dark horse to the front-runner in the campaign for President.
• Could a Stephen King movie be a dark horse Oscar contender?
  — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024
• Grant was somewhat of a dark horse on Jenn’s Bachelorette season.
  — Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 13 Aug. 2024
• In an unexpected turn of events, the utilities sector has emerged as a dark horse in the stock market race, with some players outpacing even the high-flying tech giants.
  — Dan Irvine, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
• Hayden was seen by some as the dark horse of the 2022 RBs.
  — Robert Fenbers, cleveland, 23 June 2021
• From Matt: Who is your dark horse for the Big Ten title in 2018?
  — Andy Staples, SI.com, 7 Mar. 2018
• As a preseason dark horse to make a deep run in the 5A Div.
  — Dallas News, 26 Oct. 2022
• Which nation is a true dark horse threat to make a deep run?
  — Si.com Staff, SI.com, 5 June 2018
• Will the Shirley Temple prove to be a crowd-pleasing dark horse?
  — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 21 June 2019
• Some thought this team was a dark horse in the American League.
  — Jesse Yomtov, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2020
• The three panelists picked the Stars as the dark horse contender for the Stanley Cup with odds at +5000.
  — Dallas News, 12 Oct. 2022
• Former Tigers catcher John Hicks is a dark horse to make the team.
  — Sam Blum, Dallas News, 22 Feb. 2021
• But watch out for Toronto FC in the east as a dark horse contender.
  — The Enquirer, 24 Feb. 2023
• The Mutineers were solid at the start, but were a dark horse.
  — Sean Collins, Dallas News, 9 July 2020
• Hickman could be a dark horse for the Allen head coaching job.
  — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 23 Mar. 2021
• Richie praised Hager as the dark horse of the competition.
  — Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 2 May 2022
• There’s a chance a dark horse, like Chase Elliott, hangs around until the end.
  — Brendan Marks, charlotteobserver, 14 Sep. 2017
• And of course there is always the chance for a dark horse candidate who can run through the ranks.
  — Tara Golshan, Vox, 13 Apr. 2018
• Could the Air-King be the next cultish outlier, the dark horse of the stainless steel sports watch parade?
  — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 2 Aug. 2022
• At the tail end of the 10 picks, the Wings made is an undersized Finn who’s a bit of a dark horse candidate.
  — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 16 June 2019
• Meanwhile, a rival coach dubbed the Cougars a dark horse to finish atop the standings.
  — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 29 Aug. 2023
• But Thomas helped the club remain one of the league’s best and a dark horse to unseat the Liberty or Aces in the playoffs.
  — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2023
• Ballard and Male are the teams to beat in the region, but Coleman believes his team is a dark horse.
  — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 19 Nov. 2021
• Has size and skill, could be dark horse if skating improves.
  — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 4 July 2020
• There were are no dark horses in this Final Four matchup.
  — Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2018
• Read on for the dark horses, top first-round matchups, predictions and more.
  — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, 24 May 2018
• Youn Yuh-jung is the standout performer in a Best Picture dark horse.
  — Nate Jones, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2021
• Johansson may be the dark horse of the picks, a mobile skater with good hockey sense.
  — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 23 June 2019

Last Updated: 3 Dec 2024