pitch-dark
Example Sentences
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In the pitch-dark auditorium of Rome’s Teatro Costanzi, a high-pitched lament floated from the top galleries.
From New York Times • May 13, 2024
The pitch-dark drama’s first season finds Michael doing things he never could have imagined in order to maintain the rickety framework of lies keeping his son alive.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2023
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
Seven years it must be—he had dreamed that he was walking through a pitch-dark room.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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