How to Use dark in a Sentence

dark

1 of 3 adjective
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  • She sat in the dark room alone.
  • It was a dark and stormy night.
  • Soon it will be dark enough to see the stars.
  • Dark clouds of smoke were coming from the windows.
  • She's wearing a dark suit to the interview.
  • You've got dark circles under your eyes this morning.
  • Twinkle lights hung from the eaves of the house, broken and dark.
    — Kamila Hrabchuk, Washington Post, 25 Dec. 2023
  • Thick plumes of dark smoke rose into the sky one mile northeast of the road.
    — Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2023
  • Complete the look à la Kate with a plaid jacket and dark trousers.
    — Jamie Allison Sanders, Peoplemag, 9 Nov. 2023
  • So a lot of recipes started off with molasses in place of dark soy.
    — Joe Yonan, Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2024
  • The Bible says that light has come into the world, but the world is dark, and the darkness doesn’t comprehend the light.
    — Dominic Pino, National Review, 25 Dec. 2023
  • The corpse's skin and flesh became discolored over the years and now appear to be dark brown.
    — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2023
  • As for her glam, the star wore her dark brunette hair in a tousled bun, paired with a matte nude lip.
    — Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 May 2023
  • In another, the women sway to the music in a dark night club, grinning in bliss.
    — Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2023
  • On the central disk and the hours ring, the color of the lacquer is graduated from light to dark.
    — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The offerings range from darker tones in Sycamore and Ochre to vibrant pieces in Blush and Azure.
    — John Thompson, Men's Health, 24 May 2023
  • These actions are too dark and grotesque and the country deeply rejects them.
    — Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2024
  • The anti-hero goes down a dark path to avenge Shelly’s death at the hands of their mysterious killers.
    — Jaden Thompson, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Normally, your dog’s stool should range from light to dark brown.
    — Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 26 July 2023
  • But what if there was a way to bring a new twist to this type of television, in the form of a dark comedy thriller?
    — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 9 June 2023
  • And often, just when the drone might have a target in sight, the feed will go dark because of the Russians’ jamming.
    — Kamila Hrabchuk, Washington Post, 6 Aug. 2023
  • It was tucked into these big blue military trousers with a stripe down the side, like a dark blue stripe.
    — Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Her dark brown hair was tucked behind her ears, spilling down her back and reaching her waist.
    — Briannah Rivera, Seventeen, 13 June 2023
  • The sky will be going dark this month as the total solar eclipse occurs on April 8.
    — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2024
  • Because of that mist, all of the townspeople are being held for fear of dark magic.
    — USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2023
  • The black and white video shows dark gray images that appear to be people moving on the ground below.
    — Anna Schecter, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2023
  • But after the sun goes down, Kentucky's landscape turns dark and strange things emerge from the shadows.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Lennix also had a pink satin hair bow around her head in all the pictures except the last, which showed off her full head of dark hair.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 27 Dec. 2023
  • My celebration of dark skin can be seen in the use of dark-skinned models and in the highlighting of their skin.
    — Condé Nast, Vogue, 21 June 2023
  • And just off to the north and to the east, beneath this layer of dark, dark sky, there is a lovely pink and orange horizon; an orange and gold color.
    — David Montesino, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2024
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dark

2 of 3 noun
  • He bought the kids special rings that glow in the dark.
  • Wash the lights and the darks separately.
  • The burglars hid in the dark between the two buildings.
  • We'd better get home before dark.
  • He uses lots of darks in his decorating.
  • They waited until after dark to begin their escape.
  • He's 12 years old and still afraid of the dark.
  • As the title points out, even in the dark, there can be light.
    — Karin Tanabe, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2022
  • And true to form, the show at the Sunrise Theater went on, even in the dark.
    — Ellen McGirt, Fortune, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Here are five ways the state ethics laws keep Texans in the dark.
    — Dallas News, 30 Jan. 2023
  • But first-time cruisers shouldn’t feel left in the dark.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Some joint pieces glow in the dark, while others are gold and even light-up,.
    — Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 20 Dec. 2022
  • All of the indices are gold, as are the straight hands, and the lume finish glows brightly in the dark.
    — Matthew Catellier, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023
  • A lot of dark, a lot of light — to complement the messiness of their lives.
    — Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2023
  • As if repairs were under way at some flawed place in the iron dark of the world.
    — John Williams, Washington Post, 14 June 2023
  • Homes were burning in just minutes, even in the cool dark of night.
    — David Wallace-Wells, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2023
  • When the light fades, patients at the health center lie in the dark on beds of hard bamboo.
    — Fox News, 31 Oct. 2022
  • That means people will be getting to work and shuttling kids to school in the dark.
    — Errol Barnett, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2022
  • In short, taking a supplement for weight loss is a leap in the dark.
    — Time, 20 Jan. 2023
  • But an infrared camera can pick up things from heat in the dark.
    — The Conversation, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Yet along the Lee County coastline, most people are still in the dark.
    — Scott Calvert, WSJ, 4 Oct. 2022
  • The rain didn’t stay away long, however, and the walk back in the near dark was slippery on the ancient stones.
    — Kristen De Groot, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2023
  • In the dark, the EX90 greets drivers with a hammer shape projected onto the wall in front of the car.
    — Laura Burstein, Robb Report, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Jump in after dark and watch the lights from the squid fishing boats twinkle in the distance.
    — Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 7 July 2023
  • The bride and groom left in a tunnel of guests with sparklers in the dark, before leaving in the back of a vintage Land Rover.
    — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Dec. 2022
  • My last run of my first snowboarding trip happened in the dark.
    — Lindsay Lee Wallace, SELF, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Brooks was standing in the dark on Jan. 15 at around 3 a.m. when she was struck by a vehicle.
    — Landon Mion, Fox News, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Each one has that classic Le Creuset look, with an ombre up the piece from dark to light.
    — Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The lights dimmed as Jaffe held the phone until all that remained was its image of a flame glowing in the dark.
    — Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Photochromic lenses, on the other hand, actually transition from dark to light as the surroundings around them change.
    — Douglas Schnitzspahn, Travel + Leisure, 13 Dec. 2023
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dark

3 of 3 verb
  • Blue spans the spectrum, from light on the ceiling to dark on the sofa.
    — Monika Eyers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Apr. 2021
  • The power of light turning to dark and then light again.
    — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 23 July 2022
  • As twilight transitions to dark, the bats and owls come out to feed.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2020
  • Chard: Chard can be light to dark green, with stems in colors from white to pink to orange to red.
    — Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 July 2022
  • This means better contrast and less bleed from light to dark.
    — Parker Hall, Wired, 30 Mar. 2022
  • The plants can be a bit variable, having fern-like leaves of light to dark green color.
    — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 29 June 2019
  • The transitions from light to dark in the matador’s face and stockings, for instance, is abrupt to the point of coarseness.
    — Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2022
  • The truth is Filipino people run the gamut from light skin to dark skin and everything in between.
    — Jessica Andrews, Teen Vogue, 8 Nov. 2018
  • The photographs that came out of that shoot show a stunning array of skin tones, from light to dark like a rainbow of brown skin.
    — Susan Dunne, courant.com, 13 Nov. 2020
  • Again to the southeast after dark a now 83%-lit Moon will drift about 4º below Saturn.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2021
  • Fun and dark all at once, the song is a feel-good revenge tune with powerful elements.
    — Tamar Herman, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2017
  • The facility is open from 8 a.m. to dark daily during the summer and 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily in the winter.
    — Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2020
  • When going from light to dark its really just a waiting game.
    — Kaitlyn Frey, PEOPLE.com, 23 Sep. 2019
  • Pick a champagne color for fair skin or gold for olive to dark skin tones,then swipe a little along the entire length of your cheekbones.
    — Paige Stables, Good Housekeeping, 12 Oct. 2017
  • At McClellan, the air tankers work from 8 a.m. to dark if conditions allow.
    — Hudson Sangree, sacbee, 12 Oct. 2017
  • Say goodbye to dark under-eye circles with this YSL option.
    — Rachel Dube, SELF, 7 Apr. 2022
  • On Thursday afternoon, Forrest Smith was sitting in his Louisville home watching the daylight change from light to dark as smoke filled the air.
    — Molly Bohannon, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2022
  • Start simple by checking the exposure—how bright or dark your image is—and adding a little bit of contrast.
    — Matt Crisara, Popular Mechanics, 27 Jan. 2023
  • For richest flavor and color, look for deep-orange-fleshed sweet potatoes with skin that’s burnt orange to dark red.
    — Sunset Magazine, 15 Dec. 2022
  • The result leaves our kids less engaged and our recreation centers dark through much of the winter, and with limited hours throughout the summer.
    — Barb Schlaefer, Star Tribune, 6 June 2021
  • From strawberry blonde and pastels to dark sultry red, there's no shortage of options.
    — Allure, 20 Apr. 2022
  • For guests who want to switch up drinks between courses or as the night evolves, Milano suggests that hosts serve drinks in progression, going from light to dark.
    — Elva Ramirez, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2021
  • From dinnertime to dark every Wednesday in Livonia, enjoy a car show with food and music.
    — Layla McMurtrie, Detroit Free Press, 6 June 2022
  • One of the Green Berets, a weapons specialist, pulled aside the blanket and revealed a hole, perhaps 5 feet high and 3 feet wide, leading into a tunnel carved deep and dark into the hillside.
    — Michael M. Phillips, WSJ, 5 Dec. 2018
  • It is formulated to cure everything from fine lines to dark circles to puffiness.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 24 May 2021
  • This gadget uses 72 LED bulbs that vary in color, from amber to light red to dark red to infrared, that fight wrinkles and improve your skin texture over time.
    — Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 23 Nov. 2022
  • In the clip, the musical duo are chained to a structure along with a number of others who also feel alone in the world, unable to break free as the camera fans to dark, trippy shots of the two trading verses.
    — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 7 Apr. 2023
  • The conversations between mother and daughter span the continuum from light to dark, present to past, from the young Chantal’s untied shoelaces to the Holocaust.
    — Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2016
  • Imagine the room at noon, with maximum sunlight pouring in—where does the light fall and where would dark furniture or fixtures be most visible?
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2022
  • Foliage emerges a gaudy purple in spring, then gradually changes to dark green as summer heat increases.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2023

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