pitch-black

Example Sentences

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AFP saw multiple blazes burning on hillsides and along roads between Pai and Chiang Mai, lighting up patches of otherwise pitch-black countryside.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

But while Space Mountain tops off at about 32 mph, it likely still has Galacticoaster beat in the intensity factor due to its lift hill, sudden dips, jolting turns and near pitch-black darkness.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

The result was pitch-black neighborhoods at night and dead traffic lights at intersections.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

It’s hardly a stretch to think that pitch-black darkness at a freakishly early hour could similarly deter would-be voters, out of either sloth or self-preservation.

From Slate • Oct. 31, 2025

Harry paused, trying to see where the spiders were going, but everything outside his little sphere of light was pitch-black.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling