crypt
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Another is a pungent work of terror about a cursed man who inexplicably perishes in the village’s crypt, forcing the townspeople to investigate by disinterring the bodies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
When the structure is completed and the scaffolding dismantled, the tower will be blessed on June 10 to coincide with the centenary of the death of Gaudi, whose body lies in the basilica's crypt.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
"Over time, more and more areas with an older epigenetic profile develop in the tissue. Through the natural process of crypt division, these regions continuously enlarge and can continue to grow over many years."
From Science Daily ● Jan. 10, 2026
Coffins, a crypt and a creepy statue of a young girl are what greets us.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2025
His bones ached so much after that first night that he was moving like an old man as Basta took him and Resa down to the crypt.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
Brontë was fascinated by silent crypts and tormenting passions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
The gut is made up of tiny structures called crypts, each formed from a single stem cell.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 10, 2026
All the mummified remains in the various crypts, apart from the Crusader are of people who died between 400 and 450 years ago, according to the Church.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2025
Truly, baseball crypts are filled with the dead arms of pitchers who were asked to compete in the postseason outside of their comfort zone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2024
He had known it since last night, he realized, since the crow had led him down into the crypts to say farewell.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
Vocabulary lists containing crypt
"The Cask Of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe
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