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total absence of light
they fumbled around in total darkness
in the black of night
How To Use total darkness In A Sentence
- A built-in illuminator allows us-ers to see clearly, even in total darkness. The viewer runs on a single AA battery for up to 60 hours and is water and fog resistant.
- They are able to sense very minute vibrations in the ground, and feel their way through total darkness with their paws and whiskers.
- At that instant the museum was plunged into total darkness.
- In total darkness, the bird relies on its acute sense of hearing.
- The entire area was plunged into total darkness again, to audible groans.
- Greenland is also subject to extreme cold and total darkness in winter. Times, Sunday Times
- Night fell in full force, and they were left in total darkness, the only light being from the moon above.
- The ship was plunged into total darkness as the engines drained power from everything except themselves and life support.
- The company were on the alert, at stand-to for the day's most dangerous time: the last hour before total darkness. TANK OF SERPENTS
- John's lamp light lasted for the first few hours of his entombment and from then on he was in total darkness.
