dirgelike

Example Sentences

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Though it has no legal standing, “Aotearoa” appears in New Zealanders’ passports; in the country’s radio and television news broadcasts; in the dirgelike national anthem; and on the back of its plastic dollar bills.

From New York Times • Aug. 19, 2022

The result is not a dirgelike hagiography but a swift-moving and curiously sprightly movie that captures Bourdain’s vitality, his biting humor, his weapons-grade charisma, and his seemingly limitless hunger for new experiences.

From Slate • Jul. 13, 2021

It would be especially funny to see them end a show that way, but they ended with the ur-Dinosaur Jr. song, from “You’re Living All Over Me”—“SludgeFeast,” a soaring, dirgelike triumph.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 14, 2014

The first movement was a fascinating mix of dirgelike pathos and nervous palpitations; somber moods flitted over the second movement like clouds as the horns repeated three rising notes in majestic dismay.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 11, 2010

The solemn, dirgelike chant was taken up by the entire company, and Spotted Deer believed that the Shawnees were singing the death song.

From Spotted Deer by Gregor, Elmer