crypt
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Give me lighting that makes it possible for me to take a Zoom call without looking like I’ve been buried alive in a dark crypt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
When the structure is completed and the scaffolding dismantled, the tower will be blessed on June 10 to coincide with the centenary of the death of Gaudi, whose body lies in the basilica's crypt.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
If that stem cell develops epigenetic changes, every cell within the crypt inherits them.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 10, 2026
Inside the grounds, a heavy steel lid and a steel gate leading the crypt are also locked.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2025
And all the while my Mrs. de Winter, my lady with her smile and her lovely face and brave ways, the real Mrs. de Winter, lying dead and cold and forgotten in the church crypt.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
Brontë was fascinated by silent crypts and tormenting passions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
As a result, the intestines of older adults become a mix of younger and much older crypts.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 10, 2026
The vicar of St Michan's says it's important to reopen the crypts as soon as possible to ensure the church has sufficient funds to maintain the centuriesold church-
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2025
The preserved corpses were unintentionally mummified when they were buried in crypts in a dry, mineral-rich soil environment in the mining state of Guanajuato.
From Seattle Times ● May 27, 2024
The yellow room smelt of crumpets, crypts, and carpet.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
Vocabulary lists containing crypt
"The Cask Of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe
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Built To Last: Architectural Parlance
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"To Build a Fire," Vocabulary from the short story
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