catacomb

Example Sentences

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Stewart questioned: "Is there no one who can offer a more nuanced analysis of our newly formulated position in this conflict, preferably in some type of catacomb or echoey tunnel?"

From Salon • May 10, 2024

One of the newly unearthed Saqqara masks was discovered outside a Greco-Roman catacomb discovered in 2019.

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2024

The offer was appealing enough to entice a wine connoisseur down to a dank, dungeonlike catacomb — despite his terrible hacking cough — to sample it.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2023

In the realm of that dark catacomb, the craziest schemes might be mistaken for master strokes.

From Slate • May 4, 2023

I keep quiet and lean against the catacomb wall, arms crossed.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir