Examples of pitch-black in a Sentence
finding anything in a pitch-black room is almost impossible
a pitch-black cat with green eyes
Recent Examples on the Web
In that ostensibly pitch-black space, Widder has discovered wondrous sources of light – emitted from sea creatures in a phenomenon known as bioluminescence.
—
Matthew Carey, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2025
Footage of the aftermath showed thick, orange flames billowing into the pitch-black sky, vehicles twisted and charred from the blast and victims strewn across the street.
—Esha Mitra, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
Deep inside a pitch-black cave straddling the Albanian-Greek border, researchers have uncovered what may be the largest spider web ever recorded—teeming with more than 111,000 spiders.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Much is made throughout the movie about the pitch-black nature of the songs Springsteen was recording; at one point, Landau—who went from writing about Springsteen to managing him—tells his wife that the songs sound like they’ve been made by a guilty man.
—Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 24 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pitch-black
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Matthew Carey, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2025
Footage of the aftermath showed thick, orange flames billowing into the pitch-black sky, vehicles twisted and charred from the blast and victims strewn across the street.
—Esha Mitra, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
Deep inside a pitch-black cave straddling the Albanian-Greek border, researchers have uncovered what may be the largest spider web ever recorded—teeming with more than 111,000 spiders.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Much is made throughout the movie about the pitch-black nature of the songs Springsteen was recording; at one point, Landau—who went from writing about Springsteen to managing him—tells his wife that the songs sound like they’ve been made by a guilty man.
—Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 24 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pitch-black
Cite this Entry
“Pitch-black.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pitch-black. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share