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pitch-dark

[pich-dahrk] / ˈpɪtʃˈdɑrk /






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She’s unlike any other “Star Trek” protagonist with her pitch-dark past and lack of compunction about killing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2025

“Passengers should prepare to be in a very confined, pitch-dark space for hours,” a Bloomberg piece on Vescovo’s business explained.

From Slate • Jun. 20, 2023

Lines formed at old wells as people lugged jugs of water to pitch-dark apartments in Kyiv.

From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2023

There are solid, sensible reasons for "saving daylight," like for women who feel much safer going for an after-work run when it's not pitch-dark outside.

From Salon • Nov. 3, 2022

Now the four of them lay in a heap in the pitch-dark.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood