How to Use dungeon in a Sentence

dungeon

noun
  • The king threw them in the dungeon.
  • When the dust cleared, the golem lay in pieces across the dungeon floor.
    — L.j. Kilgore, Ars Technica, 28 June 2020
  • But there's no way to, say, ride mine carts or wander through dungeons.
    — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 16 July 2019
  • Byron carved his name into one of the dungeon walls.
    — Thomas Page McBee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The dungeon/raid ones should be able to be finished in one run of either.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 16 May 2021
  • After the meal, the group let loose and danced in the castle's dungeon.
    — Erin Clack, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Both have their place, but what does not have a place is the worst loot farm in the game by a mile, dungeons.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
  • And so there's this castle that has these massive dungeons .
    — Outside Online, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Inside there's a chapel, courtyard, great hall and even a dungeon.
    — Rebecca Hennes, Houston Chronicle, 24 June 2019
  • In a skit where a kid is shackled in a dungeon, he's warned not to mess with his shackles.
    — Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 10 Dec. 2018
  • Gefen told us that, even in the dark dungeons where they were kept, the women dreamt of freedom.
    — David Harsanyi, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The next look leaves the dungeon behind for a more wistful trip into some witchy woods.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 8 June 2025
  • There's a dungeon to conquer or a town to explore or a new codex of spells to master.
    — Luke Winkie, Star Tribune, 18 Sep. 2020
  • Old raid and dungeon pools will get new perks and their own Origin Traits.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 14 Aug. 2022
  • Yes, Shakespeare has lurked in more than a few castles and dungeons.
    — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 9 July 2018
  • Agatha might still be plying tricks on Wanda’s mind in her dungeon lair.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 1 Mar. 2021
  • The dungeon was kept in total darkness at all times, and the guards wore headlamps.
    — Andrew Sullivan, Daily Intelligencer, 6 Apr. 2018
  • The old ones were 20 years old and could best be described as early dungeon.
    — Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com, 2 Apr. 2021
  • Went up and down dungeon steps twice, did twenty sceptre thrusts, and swung chamber pot for a while.
    — Kate Greathead, The New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2017
  • Prison life hasn't been easy on Otto, who has dungeon hair, sunken eyes and a scraggly beard.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • The palace servants are herded en masse into the dungeon to keep them from talking.
    — Sean T. Collins, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2022
  • Because dungeon masters around the world want a reason to kick in the door and kill people.
    — Matthew Gault, Wired, 31 Dec. 2020
  • She should be handed the keys to every castle, dungeon and pantry in the kingdom.
    — Giovana Gelhoren, Peoplemag, 26 Aug. 2022
  • As a dungeon master, Hali felt the room was 100% a dream come to life.
    — Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 11 May 2026
  • 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
  • There is a free dungeon, Prophecy, and a free raid, Vault of Glass.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 24 Apr. 2022
  • Elphaba traps Dorothy in a dungeon.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Is Rashid a monstrous dungeon master?
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Most of Starfield's dungeons are randomized.
    — ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2025
  • The dungeon master's game is finally over.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025

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