bottomless pit
AmericanEtymology
Origin of bottomless pit
First recorded in 1525–35
Example Sentences
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Such has been the inflationary effect of what seemed a bottomless pit of money coming into professional golf.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
Whether developing habits, finding new hobbies or digging out from a bottomless pit of emails, change is hard—and requires a mindset shift as well as persistence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
Losing your job is traumatic, and you may feel like you’re in a bottomless pit, but try to view this as a transitional period, not a permanent sentence.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 8, 2025
They called Midjourney a “quintessential copyright free-rider and a bottomless pit of plagiarism,” and contend that the company uses its images featuring copyrighted characters to market and promote its service.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2025
“Do I need to come and rescue you from that bottomless pit of newspapers?”
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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