entombed
Example Sentences
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By then, it was too late for many entombed in the detritus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
In scenes that resemble a dystopian sci-fi movie, their widespread use has left swathes of frontline cities and fields entombed in webs of cable.
From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026
Anderson’s crew entombed their cameras in a custom-built insulated box to prevent their clatter from bleeding into the dialogue and sound of the film.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025
That’s a linchpin scene from Terry Gilliam’s visionary 1985 masterpiece “Brazil,” a prophetic and bleakly satirical depiction of a society entombed in fascism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2025
And suddenly I found myself thinking, Do they come to bury the others or to be entombed, to give life or to receive it?
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
