in the pits
Example Sentences
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They opened for dealing in the pits of the Kansas City Board of Trade.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026
While the amateurs pushed 40 mph on the 1/8 scale model racetrack, that Sunday morning in March, the pros waited in the pits, supergluing new treads on their tires.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2025
It also made amends to some degree for a disappointing sprint result, where he lost the lead at the start and then was hit by Verstappen's car in the pits and finished seventh.
From BBC • May 3, 2025
Kirkwood’s penalty, for hitting Callum Ilott’s car in the pits, was announced on Lap 92.
From Seattle Times • May 26, 2024
“The poison used on Thalia’s pine is something from the Underworld, Percy. Some venom even I have never seen. It must have come from a monster quite deep in the pits of Tartarus.”
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
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