pits

Example Sentences

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In Las Vegas, although F1 is the promoter and built the location from scratch, it was decided to devote the entire structure above the pits to the Paddock Club for corporate guests, to maximise income.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

In the days of floor trading, those working in the pits needed to be human calculators, instantly assessing how prices fluctuated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

The clash in a courtroom across the bay from San Francisco pits the world's richest man against a startup that Musk once backed and now competes against in the booming AI sector.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

“They called them flea pits because you caught diseases there.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Below us were the dark pits of the fortifications.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway