tar pit

noun

: an area in which natural bitumens collect and are exposed at the earth's surface and which tends to trap animals and preserve their hard parts (such as bones or teeth)

Examples of tar pit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Until China rejects the policies of Xi and embraces capitalism, the country will sink deeper and deeper into the tar pit of economic stagnation. —

James Rogan, Washington Examiner, 15 Jan. 2024 But then, just as suddenly, the erotic thrillers disappeared, pushed into the tar pits by superheroes, sequels, and a self-infantilizing industry. —

Joshua Rothkopf, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2024 In 2024, China will sink deeper into the tar pit of economic stagnation caused by statism and a refusal to embrace free market capitalism. —

James Rogan, Washington Examiner, 15 Jan. 2024 The plates are treated with a light-sensitive emulsion that incorporates bitumen asphalt that the artist gathered from Southern California tar pits — La Brea, McKittrick and Carpinteria — and printed with aerial photographic views of regional oil fields, past and present. —

Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2023 See all Example Sentences for tar pit

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