It was described as a macabre ,detailed work showing a close door bearing a funeral wreath. From LearnThat.org.
There is a certain macabre humour about it though. From Wordnik.com. [We`re a Couple Of Gems] Reference
My first thought when I saw the babies and children was "how macabre is this?". From Wordnik.com. [Post-Mortem Portraiture] Reference
Look at it from a purely aesthetic standpoint and it may, have a certain macabre appeal. From Wordnik.com. [The Road to Wigan Pier] Reference
It's a scream: theatre of the macabre is a runaway hit. From Wordnik.com. [Evening Standard - Home] Reference
In postinvasion testimonies IDF soldiers recalled the macabre scenes of destruction in Gaza. From Wordnik.com. [AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed] Reference
And yet the master of the macabre was a troubled man, especially in his relationships with women. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph] Reference
"She looked at me and looked away," Stumpo told NEWSWEEK, as he recalled the macabre scene in an exclusive interview. From Wordnik.com. [Motherhood And Murder] Reference
Especially one guy, who's subjected to ..., well, I'm not even going to tell you except to say that the word macabre applies. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-04-08] Reference
She's this great old, kind of macabre, kids 'author. From Wordnik.com. [Allison K Gibson: Art, Russia, And Rock 'n' Roll: Five Questions for Carson Ellis] Reference
I think your use of the word "macabre" is appropriate. From Wordnik.com. [Is This a Wreck? You Decide.] Reference
It was a joke, some kind of macabre joke; it had to be. From Wordnik.com. [A Cure For Love]
In the account of the excavation a "macabre" incident is recorded. From Wordnik.com. [Lynton and Lynmouth A Pageant of Cliff & Moorland] Reference
Or it could be some sicko who hung out at graveyards to get some kind of macabre thrill. From Wordnik.com. [Firestorm]
“Vegetarians' outrage as Tesco admits 'macabre' practice of turning out-of-date meat into electricity”. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-08-01] Reference
I don't care if "macabre" is in fashion or not, there's no way I would eat a piece from a cake with fake blood or spiders on it. From Wordnik.com. [Romance is Dead] Reference
It is not sufficiently realised how much there was of the "macabre" about Victor Hugo. From Wordnik.com. [Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations] Reference
Coraline is a sort of malcontent Alice and the "Other House" a kind of macabre wonderland. From Wordnik.com. [Movie City News] Reference
It even provides a kind of macabre hobby for those intrigued by their own ability to traverse a deeply ingrained taboo. From Wordnik.com. [AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed] Reference
Although I find her totally unfit for the national or international scene, I think the media have a kind of macabre fascination with her. From Wordnik.com. [Cafferty File] Reference
'macabre' sense of humour has been put on display in a series of bizarre photos published by a British newspaper. From Wordnik.com. [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference
The old Latin You have the body is now a macabre possibility. From Wordnik.com. ['The Great Writ' Hit] Reference
Ridiculously macabre, but how else does one write for the devil?. From Wordnik.com. [The Devil's Bedpost] Reference
Later she married Roald Dahl, the English writer of macabre fiction. From Wordnik.com. [Patricia Neal dies: Oscar winning star of 'Hud' was 84] Reference
The final stage of the parasitic death sentence is the most macabre. From Wordnik.com. ['Zombie ants' controlled by parasitic fungus for 48m years] Reference
It doesn't feel much different for women, except for a macabre twist. From Wordnik.com. [Looking Beyond The Slogans] Reference
The story continued through a series of macabre murders and disappearances. From Wordnik.com. [The Blair Witch Cult] Reference
The nightmares escalated in a series of visions that were more and more macabre. From Wordnik.com. [My baby] Reference
A Nike commercial featuring his late father's disembodied voice bordered on macabre. From Wordnik.com. [The Unsettling Sight of a Tiger Tamed] Reference
Handwritten and brimming with macabre detail, the letters are the highlights of the show. From Wordnik.com. [You Don’t Know Jack] Reference
Quite simply, when we come across a word like macabre, we make it suit our language needs. From Wordnik.com. [Jeff Klima: Setting Sail With the Language Pirate] Reference
The town has a new tourist attraction-just over the Golden Gate and just this side of macabre. From Wordnik.com. [Next, The Death Penalty Wing] Reference
Now designers like Ralph Lauren and English crown jeweler Garrard are embracing their inner goth with macabre designs of their own. From Wordnik.com. [Al Qaeda: 'Got to Take That Shot'] Reference
What people are saying in the papers, over the airwaves and on the Web: Bad Taste It makes a macabre joke out of a woman's nightmare. From Wordnik.com. [Periscope] Reference
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