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

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

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

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

The house was pitch-black and mustier than Trotter’s.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson