pall

Example Sentences

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“Today’s figures may ultimately prove to be of little more than historical interest, given the pall cast over the global economy in recent weeks by the Iran conflict,” said Michael Gordon, senior economist at Westpac.

From The Wall Street Journal

Next day when the white pall still lay over the camp, my loneliness for Betsie became too much to bear.

From Literature

The merger with Paramount, which the companies aim to close by the end of September, has cast a pall over Warner Bros., making its box-office success this year bittersweet.

From MarketWatch

Casting a pall on biotech investment and pushing out agency veterans who know something about drug development?

From The Wall Street Journal

“Rising energy prices are already casting a pall over economic growth prospects and the ability of central banks to keep inflation in check,” Bloomberg News reports.

From The Wall Street Journal