Examples of pitch-black in a Sentence
finding anything in a pitch-black room is almost impossible
a pitch-black cat with green eyes
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While a campus novel may not seem like the most logical follow-up, Williams' latest — which centers on the friendship between a misanthropic professor's assistant and a student — is another pitch-black allegory told in gothic, obliterative prose.
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Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 29 May 2026
In pitch-black tunnels in a remote mine in central Laos, rescuers are risking their lives to save seven miners who have been trapped for a week.
—Matt Gutman, CBS News, 27 May 2026
Some areas of the pitch-black and partially flooded tunnel appear very narrow, with a width of roughly 23 inches.
—Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 27 May 2026
The pitch-black vacuum of space laughs.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 22 May 2026
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Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 29 May 2026
In pitch-black tunnels in a remote mine in central Laos, rescuers are risking their lives to save seven miners who have been trapped for a week.
—Matt Gutman, CBS News, 27 May 2026
Some areas of the pitch-black and partially flooded tunnel appear very narrow, with a width of roughly 23 inches.
—Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 27 May 2026
The pitch-black vacuum of space laughs.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 22 May 2026
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“Pitch-black.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pitch-black. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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