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

But while Space Mountain tops off at about 32 mph, it likely still has Galacticoaster beat in the intensity factor due to its lift hill, sudden dips, jolting turns and near pitch-black darkness.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

It was pitch-black out—not even a suggestion of dawn streaked the sky above.

From Slate • Oct. 27, 2025

It was pitch-black and smelled horrible: Harry had just made out a chamber pot protruding from under the bed before Bathilda closed the door and even that was swallowed by the darkness.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling