pall

Example Sentences

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Pope Leo XIV is set to mark Easter Sunday for the first time as pontiff, with the Middle East war casting a pall over the most important date in the Christian calendar.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

The merger with Paramount, which the companies aim to close by the end of September, has cast a pall over Warner Bros., making its box-office success this year bittersweet.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

Danone BN 2.55%increase; green up pointing triangle booked a rise in like-for-like revenue for the fourth quarter of 2025, though a series of infant formula recalls have cast a pall over the results.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

But a dark pall seemed to hang over this space.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

The odor of baked salmon hung stale in the air, slightly bitter and slightly acrid from the long smoldering smoke of burning alder leaves, and lay like an invisible pall over the exhausted revelers.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson