snake pit
Example Sentences
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It’s a buddy adventure that takes the duo from one tight spot to another, including a gladiator-style battle royal and a cavernous snake pit.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
“They’re in a snake pit, and they’ve got to be very careful.”
From MarketWatch • Oct. 15, 2025
“President Trump sent me into that snake pit at the United Nations for a reason,” Craft said.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 13, 2022
Social media will still be a snake pit on both sides.
From BBC • Dec. 2, 2021
In Skadden, the legal historian Lincoln Caplan describes that early world of takeovers: The winner of a proxy contest was determined in the snake pit.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
