pall

Example Sentences

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Pain at the pump may already be casting a pall over the mall.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

The merger with Paramount, which the companies aim to close by the end of September, has cast a pall over Warner Bros., making its box-office success this year bittersweet.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

Overall, trade-policy uncertainty has cast a pall over the Canadian economy, as companies curb investment plans and hiring until the future of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade treaty, or USMCA, is settled.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

But a dark pall seemed to hang over this space.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

They weren’t like Iorek Byrnison, pure and certain and absolute; there was a constant pall of uncertainty hanging over them, as they watched one another and watched Iofur.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman