Sentence examples for is pit from inspiring English sources

But what the falling euro does do is pit Europeans against Americans.

Clinicians assume that all borderlines cut themselves and "split" others (that is, pit one caregiver against another), that they violate established boundaries and need firm limits.

The phrase I'd use for him is pit bull – when he wants something he's prepared to ride himself into the ground for it.

Another possibility was that Henson, an intense 29-year-old former Greco-Roman wrestler, whose nickname is Pit Bull for his aggressiveness, could not contemplate losing.

Thus the Ontario ban prohibits not only these three breeds but any "dog that has an appearance and physical characteristics that are substantially similar" to theirs; the term of art is "pit bull-type" dogs.

A power exponential relationship between pit depth and time in atmospheric corrosion environment [17, 18] can be expressed as d = 0.062t^{0.862}, (24 where d is pit depth (mm); t is time (year).

The issue is pitting angry patients against the medical establishment.

Now D.O.E. is pitting poor kids and against poor kids".

The city's policy is pitting communities against each other".

The new model is pitting telcos against cable providers.

The former is pit-roasted lamb scented by avocado leaves and served with an intensely seasoned, meat-perfumed consommé.