dark hole

collocation in English

meaningsofdarkandhole

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dark
adjective
uk
/dɑːk/us
/dɑːrk/
with little or ...
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hole
noun[C]
uk
/həʊl/us
/hoʊl/
an empty space in an object, usually with an opening to the object's surface, or an opening that goes completely through ...
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(Definition ofdarkandholefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdark hole

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Sadly, that is done through the usual channels—thatdarkholethat many people refer to from time to time.
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There have been shortcomings in their treatment when they leave institutions, and some people have talked about them falling into adarkhole.
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Humor appeared like the only possible way to dig ourselves out of thedarkholewe had fallen into.
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When projected onto a flat surface, an optical vortex looks like a ring of light, with adarkholein the center.
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The team reported that the formation rests on a pillar and includes a structure similar in appearance to a staircase, leading to adarkhole.
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It may cause repugnance because of its blackish, wart-like skin, its slow movements and the way it emerges from somedarkhole.
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With the ground giving way trio fall into adarkhole.
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Lorraine takes him to an old mine, and shows him adarkholethat leads to a caved in lower shaft.
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In an ideal computer vision system, one of the top three interest points probably should have been within the region with all of the dark holes.
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Another myth that people assume is that bats will be found in caves or dark holes.
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