in the dark

phrase

1

: in secrecy

most of his dealings were done in the dark

2

: in ignorance

kept the public in the dark about the agreement

Examples of in the dark in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As the senator mentioned, and as few people probably understand, if DST was the year-long rule, folks would be walking around in the dark on winter mornings. — Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026

Unlike every other film genre, the history of horror, at least since the 1950s, is a story of amateurs stumbling in the dark. — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026

The small ranch house — lit up from inside in the dark, desert night — is a residential treatment facility for seven young men in foster care. — Joseph Shapiro, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026

That figure is likely to be far greater, with authorities and researchers finding themselves in the dark on just how widespread the use of the compound cychlorphine may already be. — New Atlas, 30 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for in the dark

• disembark
• matriarch
• meadowlark
• patriarch
• watermark
• arc
• ark
• bark
• barque
• hark
• lark
• marc