pits
Example Sentences
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The other women’s semifinal pits recent French Open semifinalist and No. 12 seed Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine versus No. 9 seed Linda Noskova of Czechia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
This is a show that pits real people against each other by requiring them to build friendships and trust while empowering a few to sow doubt and dissent by lying through their teeth.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026
The pits that held these posts were not the only discovery during the excavation, surrounding them were dozens of other holes containing artefacts belonging to the prehistoric people of Bulford village.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
The game pits a secret minority known as the “mafia” against a group of “townspeople.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
I was ready with my pad for jotting down random thoughts I could use later in my writing, just in case the tar pits turned out to be super boring.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
