coffin

Example Sentences

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A small group of protesters gathered in central Nairobi on Tuesday, wearing white protective gear and carrying a coffin emblazoned with "Ebola" and placards reading: "Reject Ebola in Kenya".

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

The author’s ambivalence resembles that of the fellow who supposedly protested the mixing of classes on the dance floor by commissioning a wood-and-plaster coffin as a costume for a Cornelys masquerade in 1771.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The belief became known locally as the "coffin phenomenon" - the idea that anyone who touched the coffin of a deceased person would also die.

From BBC • May 19, 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

There was the low murmuring of a priest as the pallbearers began to lower the coffin from their shoulders.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin