dirge

Example Sentences

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It might be time to pause the funeral dirge for software and services stocks.

From Barron's

But this isn’t a dirge — it’s a fight song and a taunt, and it sets the tone of comfortable, mischievous defiance that threads through the entire album.

From Salon

Austin Reaves is the Lakers’ breath of fresh air, a sharpshooting respite from all the drama and dirge, a stirring journey from undrafted to indefatigable.

From Los Angeles Times

The tone is relentless, and the score of slow and craggy strings is a dirge.

From Los Angeles Times

Al-Hijazi joined her relatives in the square, beating her chest to the rhythm of a funereal dirge, tears streaming down her cheek.

From Los Angeles Times