funereal

Example Sentences

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Still, more venues are restricting phone use to ensure that the atmosphere is festive, not funereal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025

You can futz with the bread, you can gild the cheese, but if the core is bland or watery or vaguely funereal, the whole enterprise collapses.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2025

The infamous “waxworks” scene captures silent-era figures like Buster Keaton playing cards, their faces pure funereal alabaster.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2025

The stunning call — which some attendees described as funereal — added to the growing tension between the newsroom and Mr. Lewis, who has set about remaking The Post since he started in January.

From New York Times • Jun. 3, 2024

He looked no different from before; there were no shadows under his eyes, no funereal air about him.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie