DARK in a Sentence

Learn DARK from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

407 example sentences for DARK, such as:

1. The night deep dark blue eyes.
2. My eyes haven't adjusted to the dark yet.
3. The building was cold, dark, and uninviting.
4. She had thick black hair and smooth dark skin.
5. She was wearing dark blue pants and a white sweater.

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 Meanings and Examples of DARK
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
dark
 a.  with little or no light
 n.  the absence of light
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  He had been straining for a glimpse of the dark head under the cherry-coloured scarf and it vexed him that another eye should have been quicker than his.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In I
2  One cold winter morning, as he dressed in the dark, his candle flickering in the draught of the ill-fitting window, he had heard her speak from the bed behind him.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In I
3  He turned and looked at her where she lay indistinctly outlined under the dark calico quilt, her high-boned face taking a grayish tinge from the whiteness of the pillow.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In I
4  A wave of shyness pulled him back into the dark angle of the wall, and he stood there in silence instead of making his presence known to her.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In II
5  It was so dark under the spruces that he could barely see the shape of her head beside his shoulder.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In II
6  Zeena always went to bed as soon as she had had her supper, and the shutterless windows of the house were dark.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In II
7  Against the dark background of the kitchen she stood up tall and angular, one hand drawing a quilted counterpane to her flat breast, while the other held a lamp.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In II
8  No, I didn't forget; but it's as dark as Egypt outdoors.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In V
9  Going into his cold dark "study" he placed the lantern on the table and, stooping to its light, read the message again and again.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VIII
10  When warmth began to radiate from the stove, and the first ray of sunlight lay on the kitchen floor, Ethan's dark thoughts melted in the mellower air.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VIII
11  The sound of her weeping shook him out of his dark anger, and he felt ashamed.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IX
12  She turned her head to say: "It's dreadfully dark."
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IX
13  Under her shapeless dress her body kept its limp immobility, and her dark eyes had the bright witch-like stare that disease of the spine sometimes gives.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IX
14  Spring had come early that year, with warm quick rains and sudden frothing of pink peach blossoms and dogwood dappling with white stars the dark river swamp and far-off hills.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
15  The dark cedars on either side of the graveled drive met in an arch overhead, turning the long avenue into a dim tunnel.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
Example Sentence: (197 in 14 pages)
16  My watch has a luminous dial so I can see it in the dark.
17  The town police wear dark blue uniforms and flat caps.
18  There were dark streaks down her cheeks where she had been crying.
19  She was wearing dark blue pants and a white sweater.
20  Separate the white clothes from the dark clothes before laundering.
21  The living man who does not learn is dark, dark like one walking in the night.
22  First, let's set the scene - it was a dark, wet night with a strong wind blowing.
23  I really wish there's a dark hole that would swallow up bad people.
24  My eyes haven't adjusted to the dark yet.
25  She had thick black hair and smooth dark skin.
26  The night deep dark blue eyes.
27  The building was cold, dark, and uninviting.
28  It was dark and their entry into the camp had gone unnoticed.
29  Let's go back to camp - it's getting dark.
30  Cooped up in a small dark cell, the prisoner hadn't seen daylight for five years.