dirge-like

Had I, in my grief, created a four year old Leonard Cohen who would be bent on ringing in Christmas with dirge-like ballads?

Hallelujah, Hallelujah | Her Bad Mother 2009

He grabbed the sledge, hoisted it over his shoulder and began hammering away, the dirge-like music somehow comforting.

The Hole in the Wall « A Fly in Amber 2010

Combined with his flinty voice, the results are often bluesy and hypnotic without being dirge-like.

The Short List: Steven Van Zandt Goes to Norway in 'Lilyhammer' 2012

There are brief improv duets between Malaby and the bassist, and a suite composed for Malaby passes from a dreamily dirge-like theme, through free-improv and back, with Kerecki's booming rhythmic figures giving the band immense life.

Stéphane Kerecki/Tony Malaby: Houria 2010

The relentless drilling of the dirge-like background music here made my teeth ache.

Holly Robinson: A Survivor's Guide to Watching The American 2010

It's a film, basically, about the impossibility of love, a film whose message could be summed up by the dirge-like pop tune sung by brothel mistress Lysiane Jeanne Moreau, the film's sole female presence: "each man kills the thing he loves."

Querelle Ed Howard 2009

The novel's dirge-like tone may put off readers looking for the next Kite Runner, but Mengestu's assured prose and haunting set pieces ... are heart-rending and indelible.

The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears: Summary and book reviews of The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears by Dinaw Mengestu. 2007

Here, in a place said to closely resemble the North Bennington of Shirley Jackson's day, a dirge-like tune of unknown origin prevails from generation to generation, unquestioned by the brainless local citizenry: "Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon."

The Witchcraft of Shirley Jackson Oates, Joyce Carol 2009

The music was practically dirge-like, and a couple of the speakers 'voices are just whiny and annoying.

Teachers Union Drops Over $300,000 On Pennsylvania Radio Ad For Hillary 2009

Meanwhile, out on the business side of the "security" lines, phalanxes of outsiders contract politzei, ninja-turtle-like in their black riot armor and helmets are advancing in half-step shuffle mode, all in unison while beating their riot batons upon their shields in the rhythm of their dirge-like gait, putting Tiananman Square to shame by comparison.

The Invasion of Pittsburgh 2009