pitch-dark
Example Sentences
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David L. Ulin had the idea for his pitch-dark new L.A. noir novel, ‘Thirteen Question Method,’ decades ago.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2024
“Passengers should prepare to be in a very confined, pitch-dark space for hours,” a Bloomberg piece on Vescovo’s business explained.
From Slate • Jun. 20, 2023
Lines formed at old wells as people lugged jugs of water to pitch-dark apartments in Kyiv.
From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2023
There are solid, sensible reasons for "saving daylight," like for women who feel much safer going for an after-work run when it's not pitch-dark outside.
From Salon • Nov. 3, 2022
It wasn’t quite pitch-dark, and in the ghostly gray predawn light he could see the old treadle sewing machine.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
