NOUN
- a racehorse about which little is known
- a political candidate who is not well known but could win unexpectedly
How To Use dark horse In A Sentence
- Back in the aforementioned comments thread, Matthew (Warren Peace Sings the Blues) Brady looked to Ogami Itto from Lone Wolf and Cub (Dark Horse): “Probably not the best father, but quite possibly the awesomest.” Daddies dearest
- She is another dark horse but her resilience is unquestioned. Times, Sunday Times
- Renee W. said, "Sometimes a greenhorn is a dark horse and even a nova. Visual Thesaurus : Online Edition
- In the 1955 golf championship, dark horse Jack Fleck defeated Ben Hogan.
- Pia Toscano was a dark horse in the competition, who got the big Standing O from the judges for her mastery of singing while performing a one handed hula as well as her full throated finishing notes. 'American Idol' 2011: Lucky 13 [Updated w/ Poll]
- In the 1955 golf championship, dark horse Jack Fleck defeated Ben Hogan.
- Mass quantities of Harlequin Valentine ship today from Dark Horse, just in time for Valentine's Day.
- #6 Hellboy is a Dark Horse Comics caracter, not Marvel (they wish!), but hey, bring on nr. 3 as long as there is some sort of involvement from Mike Mignola, Guillermo Del Toro is the director and Ron Perlman returns as "big red"! More Sequels: The Host, Kung Fu Panda, 300, Hellboy and More! « FirstShowing.net
- Until recently A. S. Byatt was a dark horse, known only by those steeped in literature.
- Dark Horse releases Okimono Kimoni, written and illustrated by Mokona with assistance from the rest of CLAMP. “a fun and lavishly illustrated book full of drawings and illustrations, interviews (including an interview with Ami of the J-pop duo Puffy AmiYumi!), and even short manga stories from the CLAMP artists.” 12 « November « 2009 « The Manga Curmudgeon
