utter darkness

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A complete and absolute absence of light.

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Examples (20)

  • The cave was plunged into utter darkness when our torch died.
  • The room was plunged into utter darkness when the power failed.
  • After the power cut, the entire city was left in utter darkness.
  • We sat in utter darkness, waiting for our eyes to adjust.
  • Staring into deep space, the astronaut was surrounded by utter darkness.
  • The cave was filled with utter darkness as we went deeper.
  • They locked him in a windowless room, leaving him in utter darkness for hours.
  • She was afraid of the utter darkness of the forest at night.
  • Without a flashlight, the basement of the abandoned house was a place of utter darkness.
  • Without the moon, the countryside was in utter darkness.
  • Navigating through the utter darkness of the tunnel was terrifying.
  • He woke up in utter darkness, disoriented and confused.
  • Once the final candle was extinguished, utter darkness enveloped the room.
  • The prisoner was kept in a cell of utter darkness.
  • The world seemed to disappear in the utter darkness of the moonless night.
  • They drove through utter darkness on the lonely road.
  • He had never experienced such utter darkness until he explored the deep-sea cavern.
  • The eclipse cast the land into utter darkness for several minutes.
  • If you close your eyes in a sensory deprivation tank, you'll experience utter darkness.
  • The storm knocked out the power lines, leaving us in utter darkness.