dirgelike

Example Sentences

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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

The second movement features dirgelike variations on a theme by Clara Wieck—i.e.,

From The New Yorker • Apr. 9, 2019

But “Suffocating,” a slow dirgelike ballad about being stuck in the past, asks more of his voice than it’s prepared to give.

From New York Times • Aug. 8, 2010

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

When he came back, I let him talk, fearful that he might prove to be a jarring note in the sweet, dirgelike harmony of his establishment.

From Waifs and Strays Part 1 by Henry, O.