pits

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The move pits Bianco at further odds with Atty.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

The debate pits two powerful factions: Yes-in-my-backyarders and Not-in-my-backyarders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Kimmel’s “Schooled!” competition show, which pits young scientists and their experiments against one another, secured $6.9 million.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Wrinkle structures are tiny ridges and pits ranging from millimeters to centimeters across.

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026

The ground was broken by rifts and pits of naked black peat, where water lay and sharp white stones, some as big as a pigeon’s, some as a rabbit’s skull, glimmered in the moonlight.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams