Example Sentences

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Hours later, volunteers in an inflatable boat wended their way through the floodwaters in pitch-darkness as they attempted to reach people caught in flooded homes.

From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2023

There's actually a night-time sequence in Catfish, during which scary things are picked out with crude directional lighting in pitch-darkness, clearly influenced by that famous docu-style horror The Blair Witch Project.

From The Guardian • Dec. 16, 2010

Indeed,” said Dumbledore, and he quickened his pace as they hurried out into the pitch-darkness.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

I lie here in the pitch-darkness, reading that particular line on my phone again and again.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli

Anya’s eyes were adjusting to the near pitch-darkness of the bag.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack