How to Use mosh pit in a Sentence

mosh pit

noun
  • For the first month of the season, the NFL was a mosh pit of mediocrity.
    Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic, 10 Oct. 2022
  • The raging, the mosh pit, the stage diving, the bloodied noses.
    Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2021
  • There was even a fight in the crowd, followed by a postgame mosh pit.
    Chad Lindskog, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Mar. 2021
  • Dozens in the middle of the crowd formed a mosh pit, jumping up and down.
    Alene Tchekmedyian, latimes.com, 20 June 2018
  • Able to see above the mosh pit, Henry threw a jump pass for six points against the Ravens.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2020
  • At one point, two guys in the crowd made an attempt at a mosh pit.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Some climbed onto rooftops, and at one point, a mosh pit formed in the middle of the crowd.
    NBC News, 20 June 2018
  • Throughout the set, Rocky paused in-between songs to speak to the crowd, join the mosh pit and even crowd surf.
    Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2022
  • Jump in the mosh pit to get covered in fake blood, stay for the head-banging riffs.
    BostonGlobe.com, 3 Oct. 2019
  • The lights dimmed in the hall, which looked more suited to a high-school prom than a concert, and the mosh pit opened.
    Adlan Jackson, The New Yorker, 19 July 2022
  • The best move right now isn’t to dive into a maskless mosh pit.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2022
  • Think of the gender mosh pit that was any given show by Heatherette.
    New York Times, 5 June 2019
  • Players from both teams would line up on the first base line and would fight for it, like a mosh pit.
    Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2019
  • The mosh pit was small — about 20 or 30 people. Crowd surfers were few and far between.
    Kyle Slagle, The Courier-Journal, 12 Nov. 2019
  • According to Rolling Stone, the trouble started in the mosh pit and things got tight for those in the crowd.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN, 8 Nov. 2021
  • Here, Drake offers a bridge between the rigid ethos of the mosh pit and the open fluidity of the club.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2022
  • Paras had just dumped the recipe for a superweapon into a mosh pit.
    Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Drew was in the middle of the mosh pit, celebrating with them.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Expect a whole lot of yelling, a roiling sea of mosh pits and enough bass to deafen all of L.A. Live.
    August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2023
  • In a mosh pit, Short's favorite place, there are no rules, but there is etiquette.
    Savannah Eadens, The Courier-Journal, 27 Nov. 2019
  • Westbrook could run pick-and-rolls with Steven Adams without the fear of the paint becoming a mosh pit of limbs.
    Rohan Nadkarni, SI.com, 19 Oct. 2017
  • And sure enough, on take two, there was more energy — from the mosh pit around the 360-degree stage all the way up to the nosebleed seats.
    Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 29 Nov. 2021
  • Shawna Potter is no stranger to long nights, grimy dive bars, or sweaty mosh pits.
    Kim Kelly, Teen Vogue, 27 June 2019
  • There should be some decent mosh pit action for this set, too.
    Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Suddenly, your rap show isn’t lit unless the crowd has opened up a mosh pit.
    Abe Beame, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Dozens participated in a mosh pit in the center of the streets.
    Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 20 June 2018
  • Not on some of our other songs, but this is a mosh pit-inspiring song!
    Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com, 29 May 2018
  • Fans on the floor gathered in a ring to create an awe-inspiring mosh pit.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2021
  • Anyone can light a guitar on fire or dive into a mosh pit.
    Corbin Reiff, SPIN, 28 Dec. 2022
  • At last, a happy few folks are cutting a rug at the Governors Ball — perhaps because the crowd has thinned enough for the dance floor to not default to a mosh pit.
    Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2023

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