pits

Example Sentences

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But their push pits them against Europe's biggest economy, Germany, which exports many goods like cars and factory machinery.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

During the 1950s and 1960s, workers would regularly burn toxic waste in open pits and cleaned engines with solvents that later contaminated the groundwater.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

The move pits WPP, which typically works with Fortune 500 companies, in competition with Meta, which dominates small-business advertising.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

That's because unlike most other states -- where each party has its own election to choose a standard-bearer -- California has a so-called "jungle primary" that pits all-comers against each other.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

The gasping pits and poisonous mounds grew hideously clear.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien