casket

Example Sentences

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In particular, how the open casket at your father’s funeral cemented the loss for your younger daughter.

From Los Angeles Times

“Having to see your friends lying in caskets. Going to wakes on my lunch break. I had a lot to cry about,” she said.

From New York Times

Last year, a photo showing a Christian family in Pathanamthitta district smiling next to the casket of their dead matriarch went viral online as people debated the propriety of their demeanour.

From BBC

Atsu’s casket was draped in the red, yellow and green flag of Ghana and was carried by soldiers wearing blue dress uniforms with white belts.

From Seattle Times

The coffin is made out of recycled paper and costs a sixth of the cheapest wooden casket, according to 51-year old Priyantha Sahabandu, the local government official who first came up with the idea.

From Reuters