pitch-dark
Example Sentences
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Uranus is so far away — 1.9 billion miles — that unless you’re in a pitch-dark area like the Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve, you’ll need a magnification device.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 26, 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
A nicely arranged bouquet of flowers can brighten up a bedside table, while an Edible Arrangement must huddle in the pitch-dark fridge.
From Slate • Apr. 28, 2022
Art house horror fans may delight in its supernatural twists and pitch-dark ending, but these mechanisms only serve to muddy the story.
From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2022
They moved in the pitch-dark through the trees, guided by torchlight.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
