Sentence examples for pit between from inspiring English sources

Both are pit vipers (subfamily Crotalinae), so named because of the characteristic sensory pit between each eye and nostril.

You can't have that intimate feel when there's an orchestra pit between you and the front row – it's got to be bigger and bolder and more structured.

Fiesta foods include barbacoa, goat, beef or lamb grilled in a pit between layers of avocado leaves, particularly popular for Day of the Dead celebrations.

A bulldozer had broken through the fence of the orchard, and there could be as many as 100 bodies in a pit between the trees, he said.

Rattlesnakes are pit vipers (subfamily Crotalinae of the family Viperidae), a group named for the small heat-sensing pit between each eye and nostril that aids in hunting.

Pit vipers of the subfamily Crotalinae (which includes the rattlesnakes), for example, have a heat-sensing mechanism located in a pit between nostrils and eyes.

Some boas and pythons have similar infrared organs located in pits between the lip scales.

A melee ensued in the pits between the crews of Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer.

Closely related to the rattlesnake, the fer-de-lance is also a pit viper, a member of a group of venomous snakes named for the deep sensory pits between the nostrils and eyes.

Temperature issues with the brakes were affecting both cars, speed in dealing with traffic, which was a huge issue on this narrow circuit, tyre wear and fuel economy (pitting between two and three laps before the Peugeots on each stint) all left the team looking just to stay as close as possible and ensure third and fourth place.

Were there pits between the eyes and nose?