How to Use crypt in a Sentence

crypt

noun
  • Gaudí designed the church and is buried in its crypt.
    Mason Leib, ABC News, 10 June 2026
  • In the book, Hodor has stolen one of the old swords from the crypt.
    James Hibberd, EW.com, 7 Oct. 2020
  • Lord Varys sits in what looks like the crypts with civilians.
    Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 Mar. 2019
  • His coffin was placed inside the crypt of the church.
    D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
  • And what do mummified corpses in a crypt teach us about death?
    Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2021
  • 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
  • The Cramps are clawing their way back from the crypt in a major way.
    Spin Staff, SPIN, 27 May 2026
  • Having to even think about this crypt instead of free drinks is pissing me off.
    CBS News, 8 Nov. 2019
  • Just outside town, the leader’s crypt looms over the cemetery.
    Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2018
  • Some of these crypts are sleek 1980s blocks of granite with glass doors.
    Christopher Muther, BostonGlobe.com, 10 May 2018
  • However, both sets of remains could share the same plot, niche, crypt or vault.
    Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Time to get back to Viti, tied up in the crypt and on the verge of freezing to death.
    Andy Andersen, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2024
  • 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
  • The dead Starks in the crypts will come back to life and help fight the Night King.
    Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 17 May 2019
  • Soon after the discovery, the remains were buried yet again in the crypt.
    Marc Santora, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2022
  • The crypt beneath the church goes back even further, to the eighth century.
    Joshua Levine, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Mar. 2022
  • The bronze Lee statue was located on the first floor in an area known as the crypt.
    Susan Ferrechio, Washington Examiner, 21 Dec. 2020
  • In the graveyard of Denver two-minute drills, that drive deserves its own crypt.
    Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 13 Oct. 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
  • The crypt was built in 1732, and dozens of tombs were added over the next century.
    Kate Armanini, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Jon and Dany have a moment in what look like the Winterfell crypts.
    Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 Mar. 2019
  • Sam breaks the news while meeting Jon in the crypts of Winterfell.
    Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 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
  • She was buried at the cathedral in the Grimaldi family crypt.
    Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 14 Sep. 2023
  • But remember that shot of Arya running through the crypts in the trailer for episode three?
    Abby Gardner, Glamour, 23 Apr. 2019
  • Epithelial cells form in the crypts of villi and migrate to the tips of the villi, where they are shed.
    Mark Gurarie, Health, 6 Nov. 2024
  • American escape from the crypt of white supremacy, but Danielle’s not new to this.
    Brooke Obie, refinery29.com, 19 Dec. 2021
  • Perhaps the only difference would be the crypt in the basement.
    Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Apr. 2021
  • Crackstone is brought back to life, stabs Wednesday, and leaves the crypt with Thornhill.
    Abby Dupes, Seventeen, 29 Nov. 2022

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