dark horse
Example Sentences
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Blyth also called Rieder a bit of a "dark horse" on whether his decisions would shift from Powell's.
From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026
After more than a century of false starts, the dark horse of the renewable-energy industry seems finally poised to make a significant dent in America’s insatiable appetite for new sources of power.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025
The medical drama entered the night as a dark horse contender, with many predicting Apple TV+‘s “Severance” would win the category.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2025
By some accounts, he was a dark horse in a conclave race which many predicted would deliver unto us a Pope Pizzaballa.
From Salon • May 10, 2025
He had become the convention's surprise dark horse.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
