pitch-black
Example Sentences
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Rocket Lab investors geek out over the company’s signature aesthetic, from its sleek black carbon-fiber Electron rockets to a custom-built mission-control center designed with pitch-black walls and crimson LED lighting.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 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
The result was pitch-black neighborhoods at night and dead traffic lights at intersections.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 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
It’s almost pitch-black in Chris’s room—the red sky shines a bit of light through his windows.
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
