in the dark

Example Sentences

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"Being able to play outside in the dark feels so exciting. It just builds a really special atmosphere."

From BBC • Jul. 6, 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

Sue fell off the log she was climbing, and Bruce pulled her back up, their hands managing to find each other in the dark.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone