coffin

Example Sentences

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Amena al-Shami stood looking at her son Hassain Sheaito's coffin, weeping while women hugged her.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Another told me: "It's not possible to put any more nails in his coffin without it being made of nails, but this is another one."

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

News arrives that, back in Egypt, after a sarcophagus was cast out in a plane crash, Katie turned up inside the coffin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

“This was just another nail in that coffin that this has to stop,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

I can still see him in the coffin, all cold and stiff.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas