dirgelike
Example Sentences
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The result is not a dirgelike hagiography but a swift-moving and curiously sprightly movie that captures Bourdain’s vitality, his biting humor, his weapons-grade charisma, and his seemingly limitless hunger for new experiences.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2021
The second movement features dirgelike variations on a theme by Clara Wieck—i.e.,
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 9, 2019
The three-man band — Mr. Immerwahr on bass and vocals, John Engle on guitar and Chris Brokaw on drums — chose dirgelike tempos, ambiguous chords and unassertive vocals carrying thoughts of despair and suppressed anger.
From New York Times ● Jul. 1, 2012
But "Suffocating," a slow dirgelike ballad about being stuck in the past, asks more of his voice than it's prepared to give.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 9, 2010
When he came back, I let him talk, fearful that he might prove to be a jarring note in the sweet, dirgelike harmony of his establishment.
From Waifs and Strays Part 1 by O. Henry
