in the dark

Example Sentences

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Cuban officials said on Tuesday that most of the country had had power restored but locals shouted "turn on the lights!" in areas still in the dark.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2026

The justices do this increasingly on the fly and in the dark.

From Slate • Jul. 2, 2026

Instead, it quietly coordinated with ships to move them out of the Gulf in the dark of night and with their transponders switched off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

The public discourse is bursting with timelines, but frankly, those are all just shots in the dark, as AGI will require another breakthrough moment like the launch of ChatGPT.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026

He said he loved her but felt obligated to keep his parents, and the wider public, in the dark until she was properly educated, and he had returned from the Arctic in triumph.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock