coffin

Example Sentences

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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

Sandra also asked for her coffin to be in her favourite colour, royal blue.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

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

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

I find this really irritating for about 150 reasons, one of which is that in an ever-automated world, it’s another nail in the coffin of human interaction.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026

Carried from his cottage, his coffin lay in the main hall of the house, where he and Gracy had been married.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis