in a/the pit

Frequency: 8.019.3 per million words

Located inside a hole or a mine.

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Examples (10)

  • Most boys in the town worked in the pits.
  • The lost hiker eventually found himself trapped in a deep pit.
  • After the explosion, the entire area was like being in a giant pit.
  • The archeologists discovered ancient artifacts in a burial pit.
  • He fell in a pit full of mud during the storm.
  • The animals were safely kept in a large pit enclosure.
  • Workers spent days digging in a new pit for minerals.
  • The old abandoned mine left a dangerous hole, almost like being in a dark pit.
  • During the drought, many cattle perished in a waterless pit.
  • The construction site had a huge excavation, looking like they were in a massive pit.