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crypt

[kript] / krɪpt /


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“I had the Crypt Keeper mounted to the front of the camera dolly and pulled him through the crypt so he’d appear as if he was dancing along with everybody else.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

For safe-keeping, the flag is displayed in very low light, giving the chamber a sacred feel, like a cathedral crypt.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

Inside the memorial is a crypt containing the remains of more than 1,000 other soldiers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

When the structure is completed and the scaffolding dismantled, the tower will be blessed on June 10 to coincide with the centenary of the death of Gaudi, whose body lies in the basilica's crypt.

From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026

If she died, they’d still be together, like the Scholars in the crypt at Jordan.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

Brontë was fascinated by silent crypts and tormenting passions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

The Church of Ireland crypts are also the resting place of Barristers Henry and John Sheares, two brothers who were leaders of the United Irishmen during the 1798 Rebellion.

From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2025

Truly, baseball crypts are filled with the dead arms of pitchers who were asked to compete in the postseason outside of their comfort zone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2024

Conventional adenomas were thought to develop from mutations in the normal stem cells that lie at the bottoms of intestinal crypts, pit-like structures in the lining of the intestine.

From Science Daily ● May 29, 2024

He was wandering the empty castle, searching for his fa-ther, descending into the crypts.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin


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