stygian

Example Sentences

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He parked next to a dimly lit footbridge, which wobbled with our passage above a Stygian chasm.

From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 2022

There, Levi conjured a Stygian exoplanet of glissandos and microtones and processed percussive sounds, evoking the truly alien better than the most lavish special effects ever could have done.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 23, 2017

Is the name a nod to the local passion for the Stygian side of the beer world?

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2016

An ominous, rumbling score adds menace, suspended chords and electronic creaks suggesting a descent into some Stygian world.

From The Guardian • Oct. 19, 2014

Under the stone arch, Nico di Angelo was holding his black Stygian iron sword, gesturing at Frank to hurry.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan