dark corner
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdarkandcorner
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dark
adjective
uk/dɑːk/us/dɑːrk/
with little or ...
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corner
noun[C]
uk/ˈkɔː.nər/us/ˈkɔːr.nɚ/
the point, area, or line that is formed by the meeting of two lines, surfaces, ...
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(Definition ofdarkandcornerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofdark corner
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Whether a loudspeaker buried in thedarkcornerof a café, or a car radio that accompanies one on an errant ride.
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Culture, tradition, and outworn customs have relegated her to adarkcorner, and therefore her life in the city gives her visibility and a breathing space.
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That is adarkcornerof those people's behaviour, let us get a searchlight on to it as soon as possible.
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It is not a subject which can be ignored or hidden away in somedarkcorner.
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I did not, however, follow why he had to be taken into adarkcornerto be so questioned.
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It is a verydarkcorner, and it is impossible to see without lights.
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It is likely to be at night, very often in the rain, in adarkcorner—in that kind of situation.
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Globalisation has the specific characteristic that it is not born, as some would have us believe, out of a political decision made hidden away in somedarkcorner.
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But at this stage we could cast some light into thisdarkcornerof the law and make whatever improvements are possible within the confines of the tort system.
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In considering this tragic episode, one ought to try to look at the picture as a whole and not just at one dirtydarkcornerof it.
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In anotherdarkcorneris the role of the insurance companies and their so-called right to know, which is being strongly debated and raises deep worries.
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That is why it is important to deal with problems when they come to light, rather than shovelling them into adarkcorner, hoping that they do not return.
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Eventually the black mana would coalesce in anotherdarkcornerof the plane, and another demon would appear.
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The mold directed the robot into adarkcornermost similar to its natural habitat.
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Once the candles were relit, a man from adarkcornerof the room comes forth from the loins upward, shining like the sun.
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Thus, evidence-free assumptions relegated the rectal portion of the microbicide field to a small,darkcorner.
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Sam blows out the kerosene lamp in order to hide in adarkcorner.
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They seek dark corners, shaded walls, and heaps of food materials for shelter.
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These do not spin a web but conceal themselves in dark corners, cracks, or crevices of the vessel, and dart suddenly on their prey.
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In nature this probably results in short distance flights to seek cooler spots, typically the shaded resting sites under vegetation outdoors or cool dark corners indoors.
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