coffin

A short distance from the nursery, workers in white protective suits loaded a child-sized coffin into the back of a pickup truck.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

It remains an important setting for major ceremonial events, including the public viewing of the late Queen's coffin in 2022 and the Kirking of the Scottish Parliament, while also hosting Sunday services.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

A day or two before Princess Diana’s funeral, Spencer visited the Chapel Royal, where her coffin was placed for private viewing before the service.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Spencer said that during a separate call he implored Charles not to force William and Harry to walk behind their mother’s coffin during a public funeral procession.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

The drums marched ahead, and there was music on the fifes, and behind the men who carried the coffin walked the wife and two children....

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

Inside, I do a double-take: the men working inside are hammering together wooden coffins.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

The earliest burials were generally spaced apart from one another, and the bodies were placed inside coffins.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026

Tributes on Chinese social media revived Zhu’s most quotable lines, including his vow that he had prepared “100 coffins, 99 for corrupt officials and one for myself.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

Dozens of mourners gathered in front of 44 coffins at the emotional service, as police announced that the death toll had risen to 46.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

The others jest too, unpleasant jests, but what else can a man do?—The coffins are really for us.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque