bottomless pit
AmericanEtymology
Origin of bottomless pit
First recorded in 1525–35
Example Sentences
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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
So at Gjelina, you’re like, “Let’s get the sweet potatoes as a snack,” because it’s a bottomless pit day on Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2024
“Social media platforms are a bottomless pit where users can spend an infinite amount of their time,” Nevada said in the Snapchat complaint.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 31, 2024
I could not help wondering what bottomless pit they were trying to fill, or from what bottomless purse.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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