pitch-dark

adjective

ˈpich-ˈdärk

Synonyms of pitch-dark next

: extremely dark : pitch-black

Examples of pitch-dark in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Two young men sat next to it, around a fire, in an otherwise pitch-dark street, their feet covered in mud and clothes in dust. —

Jomana Karadsheh, CNN, 15 Sep. 2023 Noah Agemo for Fortune The snow is falling heavily in Stockholm, but inside a small, pitch-dark auditorium, the atmosphere is cozy and warm. —

Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2023 Lines formed at old wells as people lugged jugs of water to pitch-dark apartments in Kyiv. —

Marc Santora, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2023 Astyanax mexicanus cave fish have adapted to an incredibly tough environment: chilly, pitch-dark caves that flood about once a year, providing brief feasts separated by long periods of starvation. —

Viviane Callier, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2022

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