crypt
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Give me lighting that makes it possible for me to take a Zoom call without looking like I’ve been buried alive in a dark crypt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 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
"Over time, more and more areas with an older epigenetic profile develop in the tissue. Through the natural process of crypt division, these regions continuously enlarge and can continue to grow over many years."
From Science Daily ● Jan. 10, 2026
The well has been hidden for centuries in the crypt of Glasgow Cathedral.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2025
“But I believe that he’s left money in the crypt, for food for the boy.”
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
Brontë was fascinated by silent crypts and tormenting passions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
As a result, the intestines of older adults become a mix of younger and much older crypts.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 10, 2026
The limestone walls of the crypts and atmosphere within them is believed to have helped preserve the remains.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2025
The preserved corpses were unintentionally mummified when they were buried in crypts in a dry, mineral-rich soil environment in the mining state of Guanajuato.
From Seattle Times ● May 27, 2024
The door to the crypts was made of ironwood.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
Vocabulary lists containing crypt
"The Cask Of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe
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