pitch-dark
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of pitch-dark
First recorded in 1820–30
Example Sentences
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The pitch-dark drama’s first season finds Michael doing things he never could have imagined in order to maintain the rickety framework of lies keeping his son alive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
Uranus is so far away — 1.9 billion miles — that unless you’re in a pitch-dark area like the Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve, you’ll need a magnification device.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 26, 2023
There are solid, sensible reasons for "saving daylight," like for women who feel much safer going for an after-work run when it's not pitch-dark outside.
From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2022
The group is bringing a sense of Mukuru to comfortable Kassel: a pitch-dark tunnel filled with Nairobi street sounds will lead visitors into the main exhibition space, the Documenta Halle.
From New York Times ● Jun. 10, 2022
It wasn’t quite pitch-dark, and in the ghostly gray predawn light he could see the old treadle sewing machine.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
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