coffin

Example Sentences

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As Mr Soodthoop tried to explain to the brother how to obtain a death certificate, the temple's staff heard a faint knock coming from inside the coffin.

From BBC

Chanting and singing "free the Amazon", demonstrators in host city Belém have been carrying three giant coffins reading Oil, Coal and Gas flanked by two grim reapers.

From BBC

Israel has confirmed it has received a coffin Hamas says contains the body of another hostage.

From BBC

His triumphant concerts open with the artist emerging from a coffin suspended above the stage.

From The Wall Street Journal

Sitting a short distance from Wissam's coffin, his father George, railed against the authorities, saying Christians in the valley had been left defenceless.

From BBC