Example Sentences

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A rope was passed to the "Bertha Millner," the junk put out its sweeps, and to a wailing, eldrich chanting the schooner was towed out of the bay.

From Moran of the Lady Letty by Norris, Frank

I endeavored to shake my head in horror; on which she aimed a blow at me with her crutch, and vanished with an eldrich scream.

From International Short Stories English by Various

After having inspected his palm with the candle, she uttered three eldrich laughs, or rather screams, that sounded through the room as if they were more than natural.

From The Evil Eye; Or, The Black Spector The Works of William Carleton, Volume One by Carleton, William

"Is that little Missie?" said the eldrich voice of the jotteryman, close at the Lady's ear.

From The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) by Hogg, James

While they lingered a shrill whistle, echoing like an eldrich laugh among the cliffs of the upper gorge, announced the coming of a train from the direction of Carbonate.

From A Fool for Love by Lynde, Francis