- superlative of dark.
darkest
Example Sentences
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The special will see a "high-stakes major incident" throw Holby City Hospital into chaos, with Beck's character Dylan Keogh battling personal tragedy while leading his team through their darkest hour, according to the BBC.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
A partial lunar eclipse will take place in the early hours of Friday, when the Moon enters Earth's darkest shadow.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Adam Gordon confirmed Haden’s death in a statement shared with the San Diego Union-Tribune, saying Thursday was “one of the darkest days in our office’s history, but there was nothing dark about Andrew Haden’s life.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Seeking to reassure his employees in September 2021, Xu told staff in a letter he believed the group would "step out of the darkest moment soon".
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Back in the darkest corner of my heart it lay, so well pressed that its fragile edges might chip, break off, even disintegrate if I tried to touch it.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
