pitch-black
Example Sentences
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My mind shifted into the gear of fear as I mentally raced over the edge of a pitch-black cliff.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
She dissects those feelings of inadequacy with pitch-black humour on In My Room.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
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
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
Outside the east had just begun to lighten, and the stars of morning still hung in a pitch-black sky.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
