sepulchral

Example Sentences

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It opens without the sepulchral bells and pounding drums that introduced the original.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2024

It’s a perennially seductive style whose sepulchral glamour appeals as an alternative to mainstream ideals of blondness and tanned health — especially in SoCal.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2023

The band’s music, which at times bordered on the sepulchral, required lyrics that soared along with it.

From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2023

They exchanged names in the sepulchral darkness and realized they had worked together.

From Washington Post • Sep. 5, 2022

“Your face, Flora Belle, is particularly beautiful. Even the sepulchral gloom of this hallway cannot dim your loveliness.”

From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo