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
Lines formed at old wells as people lugged jugs of water to pitch-dark apartments in Kyiv.
From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2023
Uranus is so far away — 1.9 billion miles — that unless you’re in a pitch-dark area like the Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve, you’ll need a magnification device.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 26, 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
The tunnel to the outside world took about five minutes to paddle through, but it was pitch-dark, so Malcolm had to go slowly, feeling his way from bump to bump.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
