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.
Examples of bottomless pit in a Sentence
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But because of its large, aging facilities footprint, these expenditures have become a bottomless pit.
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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
You're finally legally allowed to pay players, and all the Red Raiders have done is summon their bottomless pit of billionaires to start purchasing five-star edge rushers and offensive tackles.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
Yet with the evaporation of what once seemed like a bottomless pit of money from the Saudis’ sovereign Public Investment Fund, O’Neil and his team have not finalized a business plan that could sustain LIV into the future.
—Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 5 May 2026
Someway, somehow, this team moves an entire kitchen staff from guest house to guest house, preparing a seemingly bottomless pit of meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
—Joe Baur, Outside, 31 Oct. 2025
Their insecurity is a bottomless pit.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
The bottomless pit of anxiety and depression eased.
—Andrew Deangelo, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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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
You're finally legally allowed to pay players, and all the Red Raiders have done is summon their bottomless pit of billionaires to start purchasing five-star edge rushers and offensive tackles.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
Yet with the evaporation of what once seemed like a bottomless pit of money from the Saudis’ sovereign Public Investment Fund, O’Neil and his team have not finalized a business plan that could sustain LIV into the future.
—Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 5 May 2026
Someway, somehow, this team moves an entire kitchen staff from guest house to guest house, preparing a seemingly bottomless pit of meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
—Joe Baur, Outside, 31 Oct. 2025
Their insecurity is a bottomless pit.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
The bottomless pit of anxiety and depression eased.
—Andrew Deangelo, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Bottomless pit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bottomless%20pit. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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