pitch-black
Example Sentences
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It was his first time living in the suburbs, where it was pitch-black at night and he needed to drive 15 minutes to buy anything.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
AFP saw multiple blazes burning on hillsides and along roads between Pai and Chiang Mai, lighting up patches of otherwise pitch-black countryside.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
It was pitch-black out—not even a suggestion of dawn streaked the sky above.
From Slate • Oct. 27, 2025
In an attempt to even the odds, the rural crime team has been using thermal imaging cameras attached to drones and binoculars capable of picking out suspected treasure thieves on a pitch-black mountain side.
From BBC • Aug. 16, 2025
Though the Wood was pitch-black all around them, the riders of the Fairy Hunt stood out against the dark.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
