total darkness
Example Sentences
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As a young postdoctoral scientist, he joined pioneering expeditions and descended more than a mile below the ocean surface in the submersible Alvin, where he observed thriving ecosystems in total darkness.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
Even the internal control board is covered, plunging the craft's occupants into total darkness.
From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026
Some parts of the country have been left in total darkness for days.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025
He said Chris Lemons was left in total darkness, and his emergency tanks on his back only had enough oxygen to last about 10 mins.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2025
Nothing in the world, nothing she had ever seen or heard, had pleased her more than this crazy plunge down a waterfall in the total darkness.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
