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

It was returned to DRC authorities in a coffin during an official ceremony in 2022 in a bid to turn a page on the grim chapter of its colonial past.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

After Andrea died in September, Diaco helped carry her coffin at her funeral.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 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

At last we move into the Freedom Tower and stand before the coffin of Celia Cruz.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar