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The phrase "a pall of" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to describe a heavy, oppressive atmosphere or feeling, often associated with sadness or gloom.
Example: "After the tragic news, a pall of silence fell over the room, as everyone struggled to process the loss."
Alternatives: "a cloud of" or "an air of gloom".
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A year ago the restaurant closed for good, and a pall of gloom fell on the neighbourhood.
Inside the Cottage, a pall of smoke welcomes drinkers.
A pall of smoke hung over the city.
A pall of suspicion had fallen over Cairo.
A pall of dogmatism will settle over the right.
A pall of tear gas hangs over Tahrir Square.
A pall of dust and smoke was rising.
The house is wrapped in a pall of gloom.
Many journalists have lived under a pall of apprehension.
A pall of wet grey mist hangs over the valley.
The prospect of a Summers nomination had put a pall of uncertainty over markets.
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a pall of particle
a pall of apprehension
a pall of dogmatism
a pall of rigid
a pall of silica
a pall of anxiety
a pall of ash
a pall of something
a pall of darkness
but still a pall of
a shred of
a guise of
a grey of
a ghost of
a shading of
a sheet of
a surface of
a coat of
a sun of
a ball of
a cloak of
a darkness of
a silhouette of
a veil of
a blanket of
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