in the dark

Example Sentences

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Though Williamson’s guilty plea may seem like an ending to the saga, it shouldn’t be, because there’s still a lot lurking in the dark corners of this deal.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

These are matters of the heart that can only be felt in the dark of the theater, watching such wonderfully realized characters weigh the cost of loving their work in a world that scarcely reciprocates.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

Perhaps they’re aquatic organisms—otherworldly cephalopods—that thrive in the dark seas of the outer solar system’s icy moons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

A student midwife from south Wales said she is "in the dark" over whether there will be a job at the end of her course.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Their predicament seemed worse, somehow, in the dark.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret