benight

IPA: binˈaɪt

(chiefly in passive) To overtake (a traveller etc) with the darkness of night, especially before shelter is reached.
To darken; to shroud or obscure.
To plunge or be overwhelmed in moral or intellectual darkness.

Examples of "benight" in Sentences

The thick fog began to benight the entire town, cloaking everything in a dark, eerie veil
As the sun set, the forest became benighted, casting shadows that seemed to dance in the darkness
Without a flashlight, we were quickly benighted in the cavern, unable to see even a foot in front of us
The storm clouds gathered overhead, threatening to benight the landscape in a torrential downpour
The power outage unexpectedly benighted the neighborhood, leaving residents fumbling in the dark for candles