dungeon
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The narrator is paranoid, weepy and violent, overwhelmed by visions of his own death, and the bass sounds as if it’s descending to a windowless dungeon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
It’s a gauntlet made thornier whenever Murashige, who believes in mercy over violence, engages with Kanbei, chained in a dungeon but with a dangerous mind nonetheless.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
At that point, it felt like a dungeon, the inner rooms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026
The dungeon is full of weird, pulsing, half-sentient creatures — more slime than steak.
From Salon ● May 12, 2025
Sprint like hell, back up through the dungeon to the surface, then high-tail it back to the nearest transport terminal.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
She also prayed in a 17th Century chapel that was positioned directly above the dungeons.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
It’s weird to be alive at a time when much of contemporary warfare comprises literal laser beams, flying robots and dungeons full of nerds at computer terminals, but that’s really what’s happening.
From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2026
Missions include navigating dungeons, solving puzzles and taking on an array of enemies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2025
Classic dungeons return in the form of multilayered temples with interlocking puzzles.
From New York Times ● May 12, 2023
You, though... several of my best are locked up in the queen’s dungeons thanks to that lying tongue of yours, and I doubt that you can even cook.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
