in the dark
Example Sentences
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“It was a ghost town. It felt awkward for the people attending, because it was so silent and empty... We were just as in the dark about the event as the attendees were.”
From Los Angeles Times
But she’s alone in the dark, with no phone, no food, and no bathroom, and her parents are hours away with no idea that she’s stuck.
From Literature
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They’re coming out so easily now, just sliding off my tongue, like secrets whispered in the dark.
From Literature
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For many varieties, if you want a crop, then the flowers have to pollinated in the dark, often by hand.
From BBC
Jittery Angelenos sat in the dark, rattled by sounds of sirens and antiaircraft fire.
From Los Angeles Times
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