How to Use crypt in a Sentence

crypt

noun

• The glowing drizzle had burned a hole in the sandstone floor, then flowed through to fill the crypt.
  — A.o. Scott, New York Times, 18 Nov. 2016
• Inside of each crypt are a few stem cells that continually produce new cells that act as the lining for the colon.
  — Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 28 Feb. 2011
• In the book, Hodor has stolen one of the old swords from the crypt.
  — James Hibberd, EW.com, 7 Oct. 2020
• His crypt the cloudy canopy, The wind his death-lament.
  — Richard Brookhiser, National Review, 19 Dec. 2019
• The dead Starks in the crypts will come back to life and help fight the Night King.
  — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 17 May 2019
• The old man in the crypt was a judge; so is the next victim, and the one after that.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2021
• Lord Varys sits in what looks like the crypts with civilians.
  — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 Mar. 2019
• The crypt was built in 1732, and dozens of tombs were added over the next century.
  — Kate Armanini, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Feb. 2023
• Some of these crypts are sleek 1980s blocks of granite with glass doors.
  — Christopher Muther, BostonGlobe.com, 10 May 2018
• The crypt was filled in around 1300, according to the statement.
  — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Aug. 2023
• The bronze Lee statue was located on the first floor in an area known as the crypt.
  — Susan Ferrechio, Washington Examiner, 21 Dec. 2020
• Sam breaks the news while meeting Jon in the crypts of Winterfell.
  — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 Apr. 2019
• The cool, dry air of the crypt where they were buried, and the oil from the wooden coffins, kept their bodies intact.
  — Susan Dunne, courant.com, 23 Jan. 2022
• The Dutch royals then set a wreath on the crypt where the civil rights legend and his wife are buried.
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 11 June 2024
• A few officers milled about the Senate wing of the Capitol near the crypt.
  — Chad Pergram, Fox News, 15 June 2017
• And what do mummified corpses in a crypt teach us about death?
  — Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2021
• The crypt beneath the church goes back even further, to the eighth century.
  — Joshua Levine, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Mar. 2022
• Polestar pulled Volvo’s 2013 Concept Coupe out from the crypt to be the basis for this car.
  — Wired, 5 Nov. 2019
• As dogs and their owners rambled through the graveyard, Grace and I walked up the slope behind the crypt and looked to the east.
  — Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2020
• Soon after the discovery, the remains were buried yet again in the crypt.
  — Marc Santora, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2022
• Jon and Dany have a moment in what look like the Winterfell crypts.
  — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 Mar. 2019
• The infant mummy of the Hellmonsödt crypt in Austria, clad in a silk coat.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Jan. 2023
• Enjoy a cuppa tea in the basement crypt, now a homey cafe.
  — Brian Melton, star-telegram, 20 Apr. 2018
• Just outside town, the leader’s crypt looms over the cemetery.
  — Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2018
• Crackstone is brought back to life, stabs Wednesday, and leaves the crypt with Thornhill.
  — Abby Dupes, Seventeen, 29 Nov. 2022
• In the graveyard of Denver two-minute drills, that drive deserves its own crypt.
  — Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2019
• But remember that shot of Arya running through the crypts in the trailer for episode three?
  — Abby Gardner, Glamour, 23 Apr. 2019
• Plumb the depths of crypts and dungeons in a game that forces you to decide who and how to sacrifice to reach your goals.
  — Julie Muncy, WIRED, 21 June 2019
• For that’s what this crypt ultimately is: a work of art.
  — Theo Zenou, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Feb. 2023
• Cut from Purbeck marble, the slabs were likely meant to function as crypt monuments or coffin lids for high-ranking members of the clergy.
  — Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 7 June 2024

Last Updated: 27 Sep 2024