pitch-black

Example Sentences

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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

The result was pitch-black neighborhoods at night and dead traffic lights at intersections.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

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

From Slate • Oct. 27, 2025

And how did it feel, for a scientist, to descend to such extreme, pitch-black depths?

From BBC • Jul. 30, 2025

He drove as fast as he could, peering ahead into the pitch-black darkness.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge