bottomless pit

Example Sentences

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The last time the Globes rolled around, we were standing on the edge of a cliff; now we’re free falling into a seemingly bottomless pit.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2026

Whether developing habits, finding new hobbies or digging out from a bottomless pit of emails, change is hard—and requires a mindset shift as well as persistence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Losing your job is traumatic, and you may feel like you’re in a bottomless pit, but try to view this as a transitional period, not a permanent sentence.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 8, 2025

Hustled and harried and looking to all the world like they were preparing to plunge ever deeper into the bottomless pit of poor results.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2024

“Do I need to come and rescue you from that bottomless pit of newspapers?”

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool