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coffin

[kaw-fin, kof-in] / ˈkɔ fɪn, ˈkɒf ɪn /
NOUN
box for dead person
Synonyms
STRONGEST
crate sarcophagus
STRONG
casket catafalque pall
WEAK
funerary box pine box pine drape

Example Sentences

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Amena al-Shami stood looking at her son Hassain Sheaito's coffin, weeping while women hugged her.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Dutifully but vacantly, he keeps an all-night vigil by her coffin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Several hundred people also gathered in the chapel car park as her coffin was removed from a horse drawn carriage and taken inside.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

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

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

“And we bought eighty shares of a coffin manufacturing firm for fifty cents a share.”

From "Lawn Boy" by Gary Paulsen

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