bottomless pit

noun

: something that holds a very large amount of something
My brother's always hungry. His stomach is a bottomless pit.
The Internet is a bottomless pit of information.

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Democrat lawmakers must view Connecticut taxpayers as a bottomless pit of money. Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026 But because of its large, aging facilities footprint, these expenditures have become a bottomless pit. Joe Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026 Critics argue that military spending can be a bottomless pit, and point out that procurement projects regularly run over time and over budget. Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026 Inside, the tote is surprisingly spacious without veering into bottomless pit territory. Paris Wilson, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for bottomless pit

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“Bottomless pit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bottomless%20pit. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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