casket

Example Sentences

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Others surged towards the casket, dancing, clapping, ululating; all through tears.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

He was three years old when a photographer captured him saluting his father’s casket, and for many years, that was how most of America pictured him.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026

Anshuur said after the casket was offloaded, he and his co-pilot attended the burial and then departed for Wilson Airport, with the two Nigerian officials on board.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

His family says he ended his life as a private citizen whose dying wish—literally from his deathbed—was that Hichilema not even be allowed near his casket.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025

The short service ended, the casket was lowered into the cold ground.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman