dirges
- plural of dirge.
Example Sentences
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A complementary contrast was Lenny Kravitz performing "Calling All Angels" during the In Memoriam segment, lending it an air of sweet remembrance as opposed to dirges of yesteryear.
From Salon • Mar. 13, 2023
Orthodox Christian priests led a vigil in Brovary on Thursday, chanting dirges and burning incense as residents placed flowers and cuddly toys at a makeshift memorial near the nursery.
From Reuters • Jan. 19, 2023
Now again they are choosing A fall filled with funeral dirges.
From Washington Post • Sep. 2, 2021
Latasha’s story went on to inspire films and novels and furious dirges by Tupac and Ice Cube, and has filled countless newspaper columns.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2021
At first she played “Yori Yori” and “Obi Mu O” endlessly and then she stopped, because the songs brought to her memories a finality, as though they were dirges.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
