dark
adjective
having very little or no light.
darkest
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superlativeof dark.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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In the left map above, the darkest red areas mark the places where the melt season lengthened fastest during that decade.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
The Moon will begin to enter the Earth's darkest shadow, known as the umbra, at around 03:33 BST on Friday morning.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Adam Gordon confirmed Haden’s death in a statement shared with the San Diego Union-Tribune, saying Thursday was “one of the darkest days in our office’s history, but there was nothing dark about Andrew Haden’s life.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Seeking to reassure his employees in September 2021, Xu told staff in a letter he believed the group would "step out of the darkest moment soon".
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Katz and I found ourselves carelessly bumped and jostled into the darkest corners, sprayed with water from clothes being shaken out, and knocked in the head with casually discarded equipment.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
