snake pit

Example Sentences

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“They’re in a snake pit, and they’ve got to be very careful.”

From MarketWatch • Oct. 15, 2025

That thrilled Largent, who noted that Mile High Stadium in Denver was “a snake pit to play in” because of their rabid fans.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 18, 2023

Social media will still be a snake pit on both sides.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2021

That is a subjective statement — maybe newer, younger fans cherish nothing more than seeing whether a fire-breathing reliever can harness his nerves after parachuting into a snake pit.

From Washington Post • Oct. 7, 2021

In Skadden, the legal historian Lincoln Caplan describes that early world of takeovers: The winner of a proxy contest was determined in the snake pit.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell