cavernous
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The company has struggled to fill its cavernous theater's 3,800 seats when presenting revivals without major stars.
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026
In cavernous, tomblike galleries, exquisite statuettes are softly spot-lit on stone shelves without labels, while images of deities painted by Rivera flitted across the ceiling above.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Then Curry, undulating ever so slightly, delivers his first lines in a cavernous register, seated someplace between a purr and a growl.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
The warehouse has two cavernous freezers on the east and west sides of the building.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
He was staring intently at the Sea King, who was looking back at him, the brow above his blank eyes creased in a cavernous fold.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
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