whited sepulcher
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of whited sepulcher
First recorded in 1530–40
Example Sentences
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In the cold concrete of the great bunker, the whited sepulcher of National Socialism, the moviegoer has the vivid sensation, for most of two hours, that he is buried alive.
From Time Magazine Archive
Yes, the female prisoner, in the coarse gray woolen gown and close white linen cap, who sat on the wooden bench binding shoes, was Katie's "whited sepulcher."
From Self-Raised Or, From the Depths by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth
The instincts of her girlhood, surviving, made a whited sepulcher of her present life.
From The U. P. Trail by Zane Grey
It’s such a whited sepulcher, and its inhabitants are such blackguards with great big hearts.
From The Law-Breakers by Ridgwell Cullum
You bring the whited sepulcher home to you, and find that you have been living in it yourself.
From The Subterranean Brotherhood by Julian Hawthorne
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