macabre
Example Sentences
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His miniature fingernail polish paintings of everyday objects — a purse, a lipstick tube, a stiletto — are equal parts playful and macabre.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
The lack of information in the macabre death has fuelled intrigue and ignited an online following, with many hypothesising about the girl's connection to the Romantic Homicide singer.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
You don’t give your respective ages, but women tend to live five years longer on average than men; a macabre data point worth considering.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026
There was a kind of macabre joke in living as a reminder of historical atrocity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
Back in June 1993, during the course of putting together Mommy’s will—something I had to force her to do—the macabre subject of her burial came up.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
Vocabulary lists containing macabre
100 SAT Words Beginning with "M"
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The Bluest Eye
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