cocoon

Example Sentences

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The company lays the deceased in a coffin-like container it calls a cocoon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

During Thanksgiving week, from the soft neutral cocoon of my parents’ guest room, I burrowed into an impulsive rewatch of the BBC “Sherlock” — yes, the Benedict Cumberbatch era, all sculptural cheekbones and good outerwear.

From Salon • Dec. 2, 2025

Then in Spring, each forms a cocoon before emerging as an adult butterfly to lay its own eggs.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2025

It occurred to me that for all the ever-present risks in California, we live in a cocoon of denial, playing the odds and figuring we’re going to be OK.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2025

I want to move, but am trapped in a cocoon.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline