sepulchral
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As night crept in and darkness blanketed the four-hectare burial ground, the hum of activity and thick smoke gave way to a sepulchral glow as fires burned for its more than 2,000 dead.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
It opens without the sepulchral bells and pounding drums that introduced the original.
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2024
They exchanged names in the sepulchral darkness and realized they had worked together.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 5, 2022
As with those characters, Tell’s unease is first telegraphed by the careful restraint you hear in his sepulchral narration, in the even tones he uses to deliver both dramatic and quotidian information.
From New York Times ● Sep. 9, 2021
“Snuffbox,” said Jo, in a sepulchral tone, which convulsed the audience.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
Vocabulary lists containing sepulchral
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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The Bell Jar
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