crypt

Example Sentences

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Give me lighting that makes it possible for me to take a Zoom call without looking like I’ve been buried alive in a dark crypt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 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

The foundation will hold a series of events to commemorate the architect, who is buried in the church's crypt.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025

It was dark in the crypt, and it smelled of mildew and damp and old stones, and it seemed, for the first time, very small.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman