charnel

Example Sentences

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For a while the laboratory smelled faintly of a mixture of charnel house and sewer.

From New York Times

Primary blame for those 100,000 deaths must go to the killer itself — the novel coronavirus that spreads so easily, overwhelms defenseless immune systems and turned New York hospitals into charnel houses.

From Washington Post

This is the future of capitalism and its hollow promise of prosperity on planet Earth, a charnel house of our own making.

From Washington Post

Connecting the Alps and the Adriatic, this hiking trail showcases the heritage of the Isonzo Front, including fortifications, military cemeteries and charnel houses, alongside the region’s stunning natural scenery.

From Washington Post

One day it was a chicly decorated young professionals pad, abstract art on the wall and with a view of Bondi beach – but overnight it transformed into a charnel house.

From The Guardian