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as in darkened
being without light or without much light
finding anything in a pitch-black room is almost impossible
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Recent Examples of pitch-black
But the show itself isn’t so quick to ignore the pitch-black truths behind luxurious facades.
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025
Hackman won his second Oscar for Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven, a pitch-black Western about an outlaw turned farmer whose return to gunslinging puts him in the sights of Hackman's Sheriff Little Bill Daggett.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Hours later, reporters were in Altadena as fire trucks raced to the Eaton fire, navigating the pitch-black streets.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2025
To add to the troubles, night time is truly pitch-black — even a torch only allows the player to see a few feet in front of them.
—Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2025
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025
Hackman won his second Oscar for Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven, a pitch-black Western about an outlaw turned farmer whose return to gunslinging puts him in the sights of Hackman's Sheriff Little Bill Daggett.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Hours later, reporters were in Altadena as fire trucks raced to the Eaton fire, navigating the pitch-black streets.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2025
To add to the troubles, night time is truly pitch-black — even a torch only allows the player to see a few feet in front of them.
—Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pitch-black
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitch-black
Adjective
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Troopers learned that the suspect displayed a black handgun and demanded money from a bank employee.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
2 May 2025
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Dressed in rock-appropriate black leather motorcycle jackets — except for drummer Tre Cool, who opted for a traditional suit and tie — the band were introduced by an emotional Pinfield.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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This Georgia Rain style has a dark brown finish with distressing and burnishing for an antique appearance.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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The bigger screen sizes each sit on two flat, narrow feet that are dark gray metal.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Following his four-time Oscar-winning 2019 smash, the director returns in Mickey 17 to sci-fi, skewering autocracy and even attempted genocide in a pitch-dark comedy about colonization.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Feb. 2025
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Geo News and broadcaster ARY both reported that a massive raid was launched by security forces in pitch-dark central Islamabad, where lights had been turned off and a barrage of tear gas was fired.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
27 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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But the picture of the future is still murky amid economic uncertainty.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
21 Apr. 2025
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The two friends straight-lined it down the hill, crossing the freezing murky puddle.—
Anna Fiorentino,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Pitch-black.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitch-black. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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