: extremely dark or black

Examples of pitch-black in a Sentence

finding anything in a pitch-black room is almost impossible a pitch-black cat with green eyes
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Hours later, reporters were in Altadena as fire trucks raced to the Eaton fire, navigating the pitch-black streets. Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2025 To add to the troubles, night time is truly pitch-black — even a torch only allows the player to see a few feet in front of them. Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2025 Above all, her mindset during the 24-7, pitch-black months has proved that there is, in fact, always a bright side to living in the dark. Skyler Caruso, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025 Zoom in: Divers worked in 20-minute shifts around the wreckage, swimming through the pitch-black depths and taking breaks at times to replace their suits, torn by debris. Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 31 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pitch-black

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pitch-black was in 1598

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“Pitch-black.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pitch-black. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

pitch-black

adjective
ˈpich-ˈblak
: extremely dark or black
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