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

If that stem cell develops epigenetic changes, every cell within the crypt inherits them.

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

The crypt below the church was a damp, cold place even on days like this, when the sun was practically melting the tiles on the houses outside.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke