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pitch-black

[pich-blak] / ˈpɪtʃˈblæk /


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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

She dissects those feelings of inadequacy with pitch-black humour on In My Room.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 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

The upper corridor of the Mutton is pitch-black, silent.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin




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