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VocabJLPT N3

pitch-dark

な-AdjectiveNoun

Definitions

1. pitch-dark
2. pitch-black
3. very bleak (future)

Describes a state of complete or total darkness, with no light at all. It can describe a physical space like a room with the lights off, or be used metaphorically to describe a hopeless or bleak situation.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

This corridor is pitch-dark, so please watch your step.

Sentence 2

It's pitch-dark under the desk and I can't find the key I dropped.

Sentence 3

Even when the future looks pitch-dark, I tell myself I just have to keep going.

Sentence 4

If the venue is pitch-dark, will the emergency lights come on?

Sentence 5

Workers raised concerns, saying "the warehouse is pitch-dark and dangerous."