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
"Over time, more and more areas with an older epigenetic profile develop in the tissue. Through the natural process of crypt division, these regions continuously enlarge and can continue to grow over many years."
From Science Daily ● Jan. 10, 2026
The well has been hidden for centuries in the crypt of Glasgow Cathedral.
From BBC ● Nov. 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
The gut is made up of tiny structures called crypts, each formed from a single stem cell.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 10, 2026
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
There are vaults and crypts beneath the floor of the house, although these are no longer in use.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2024
"All of us have dreams that come true sometimes. You dreamed of your lord father in the crypts before we knew he was dead, remember?"
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
Vocabulary lists containing crypt
"The Cask Of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe
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