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
Their stillness is in tension with the dirgelike motion of the train, which accounts for some of the blurring that occurs in the photos, particularly around the edges.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 3, 2018
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
At the opening notes of the melody—a slow, wailing, dirgelike air—the cats rose, and circled round their mistress, marching to the tune.
From The Two Destinies by Wilkie Collins
