black pit
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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He has approvingly quoted Gustave Flaubert’s line that by “gazing down into the black pit at one’s feet, one remains calm.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
In Murton, about six miles from Sunderland, a big, black pit wheel stands as a memorial to the village's former colliery.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2022
Seattle's Space Needle would also comfortably fit in the black pit, as would six Christ the Redeemer statues from Brazil stacked head-to-head, giant arms outstretched.
From Reuters ● Aug. 7, 2022
Even a "conquered and confused, terrified, outwitted" Lucifer becomes a powerfully poignant figure who is forced back into hell's black pit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2015
Because the thought was like a black pit into which he kept falling, his stomach was screwed up tight into a ball.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
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