macabre
Example Sentences
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There was a kind of macabre joke in living as a reminder of historical atrocity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
And not to sound macabre, but it also sets up a “waiting game” for the widow or widower to die.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026
The details of the case are sensationally macabre and rich with intrigue.
From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026
"From the very beginning, since the time of the catacombs, Christians have venerated the bones of martyrs, the relics of martyrs, and they have never really experienced it as something macabre," Cesareo said.
From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026
I was trying for a joke, but it came out sounding macabre.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
Vocabulary lists containing macabre
100 SAT Words Beginning with "M"
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