Collocations for darkness - noun

complete, pitch, total, utter
The building was in pitch darkness.

deep, inky
the inky darkness of the tunnel

gathering, growing
It was becoming impossible to see the map in the gathering darkness.

be plunged into
The electricity failed and the house was plunged into darkness.

lie in, stand in
The valley lay in darkness.

penetrate, pierce

close in, come, descend, fall
We arrived at the town just as darkness fell.

envelop sb/sth, surround sb/sth
swallow sb/sth
The room was swallowed by darkness.

lift
We waited for the darkness to lift.

in (the) darkness
The building was in darkness.
Her eyes seemed to glow in the darkness.

into the darkness
The car disappeared into the darkness.

out of the darkness
A figure appeared out of the darkness.

the hours of darkness
The bombing took place during the hours of darkness.

under cover of darkness
They moved from place to place under cover of darkness.