"pitted" is an acceptable and commonly used word in written English.
You can use it to mean having indentations or pits, as in the example sentence: The pitted surface of the driveway made it difficult for the bicyclist to keep his balance.
We had barely left the main A846 road, but the pitted, boggy terrain was already proving to be a challenge.
"The battle over free expression has just begun in Iran, with Rouhani and his administration pitted against hardliners, who are deeply entrenched in both parliament and the judiciary.
This sense of alienation comes from the trend of young people being increasingly pitted against each other, fighting for the same precarious jobs and terrified of taking risks while burdened with unprecedented debt.
Adding to the pressure on McConnell are high-profile presidential politics that have pitted three Republican senators seeking the 2016 GOP nomination against one another.
Those who really cared about education no longer wanted to be pitted against each other.
Makes 1 large tart 100g ground hazelnuts 200g plain flour A pinch of salt 225g unsalted butter, cut into cubes 60ml ice-cold water For the filling 600ml double cream 300g dark chocolate (70%), broken into pieces 75g unsalted butter 50g muscovado sugar 5 egg yolks 100g pitted prunes 1 tbsp cocoa powder 1 For the pastry, whizz together the hazelnuts, flour and salt in a food processor.
The political reporter Phil Rucker, in a lengthy article in the Washington Post, sees Biden's trip as a sign that he wants to run for president but is sceptical about his chances if pitted against Clinton.
The new messaging focused on a narrative that pitted wealthy people in the Chilterns worried about their hunting rights against the economic benefits to the north.
For mostly negative reasons it may do, despite the second-rate quality of a five-week campaign which has pitted the incumbent prime minister, Conservative David Cameron, against his Labour challenger, Ed Miliband.
The latest running was keenly anticipated, as it pitted Elm Park against Jack Hobbs, both horses with established reputations, but Golden Horn shot past both to win with authority.
The multi Oscar-winning film Shakespeare in Love and the Golden Globe winner American Beauty each won seven nominations yesterday for this year's awards of the London Film Critics' Circle, and were pitted against each other for film of the year.
