snake pit
noun
1
dated
: a hospital for the mentally ill
2
: a place or state of chaotic disorder and distress
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finally managed to crawl out of the snake pit of her drug addiction
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The film is imbued with a satirical tone that portrays Argentinian society as being a snake pit of corruption and violence.
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 29 Aug. 2024
But as television has become more varied and ambitious across the streaming era, Curb has remained reliable in its formula, cataloguing the social improprieties and conversational snake pits that make up modern life.
—Larry Fitzmaurice, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2024
By imagining a snake pit of twisting, interlocking, hollow metal tubes.
—Erica Huang, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024
At its worst, the comment section could be a bit of an echo chamber nestled inside a snake pit.
—Erin Gloria Ryan, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2023
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 29 Aug. 2024
But as television has become more varied and ambitious across the streaming era, Curb has remained reliable in its formula, cataloguing the social improprieties and conversational snake pits that make up modern life.
—Larry Fitzmaurice, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2024
By imagining a snake pit of twisting, interlocking, hollow metal tubes.
—Erica Huang, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024
At its worst, the comment section could be a bit of an echo chamber nestled inside a snake pit.
—Erin Gloria Ryan, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2023
See all Example Sentences for snake pit
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“Snake pit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snake%20pit. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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