dirge

Example Sentences

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Sprouting from the dark soil is an animatronic daisy, which moves searchingly to music that begins as a dirge and swells to something anticipatory.

From New York Times

Like the “crashed” truck, the paintings — the décor of an industrial fun house, complete with a soundtrack of autotuned laughter and overdriven guitar dirge — depend on the drama around them.

From New York Times

A familiar dirge had begun, voices rising up, struggling to find the words to match this horrendous act.

From Los Angeles Times

Orthodox Christian priests led a vigil in Brovary on Thursday, chanting dirges and burning incense as residents placed flowers and cuddly toys at a makeshift memorial near the nursery.

From Reuters

Then a solo bassoon silences the warmth: A funeral dirge is passing through.

From New York Times