coffin

Example Sentences

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“It’s just, if you will, another nail in the coffin of us standing in the world.”

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

“Paul McCartney: Man on the Run” revisits this period when the former Beatle’s music was often dismissed and he was cast as a villain who drove the final nail into his old group’s coffin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

The family of an 18-year-old soldier who died in his barracks nine days after escorting Queen Elizabeth II's coffin said his regiment needed to take "better care of the soldiers".

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

The dearth of public transport is another nail in the coffin of the sputtering economy.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

People have places to go and things to do and the new episodes come on in half an hour, and besides, they are all much too polite to notice that the coffin is empty.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson