infernal pit
Example Sentences
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The coquina quarry was as hot as the infernal pit.
From Quick Action by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
And lo! in a minute I look'd down as 'twere into the infernal pit.
From The Splendid Spur by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
After this, the remains were thrown into the infernal pit, called the ice-house.
From The New Conspiracy Against the Jesuits Detected and Briefly Exposed with a short account of their institute; and observations on the danger of systems of education independent of religion by Dallas, R. C. (Robert Charles)
By the infernal pit of Pluto! by all the furies! you will turn my wine into poison—into poison I tell you.
From Weird Tales. Vol. I by Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus)
Outside the house the strange, repellent odours grew stronger, as if it were the reek of some infernal pit.
From Before the Dawn A Story of the Fall of Richmond by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)
