sepulchral
Example Sentences
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It opens without the sepulchral bells and pounding drums that introduced the original.
From BBC • Nov. 25, 2024
Illuminated only by ambient light from windows and a skylight, “Half-Life” appears both glamorous and sepulchral.
From Washington Post • Feb. 10, 2023
For example, Twain appeals to the sense of hearing when he describes “the leadsman’s sepulchral cry:—‘D-e-e-p four!’”
From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021
A shadowy mist of cymbal rises off long, sepulchral tones down in the basses and contrabassoon, before a keening fragment of bassoon pierces the quiet with melancholy song.
From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2021
“Your face, Flora Belle, is particularly beautiful. Even the sepulchral gloom of this hallway cannot dim your loveliness.”
From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo
Vocabulary lists containing sepulchral
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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The Count of Monte Cristo
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The Bell Jar
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