coffin

Example Sentences

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Many in Hollywood have expressed deep concerns about a Netflix takeover, saying they worry it would drive the final nail into the coffin of the movie theater business.

From MarketWatch

Mourners at his funeral in November 2024 were only able to reach the cemetery by snowmobile, and Akeev's coffin arrived on wide wooden sleds.

From BBC

The family of an 18-year-old soldier who died in his barracks nine days after escorting Queen Elizabeth II's coffin said his regiment needed to take "better care of the soldiers".

From BBC

"He went to seek happiness for his children and his family, and now his body has returned in a coffin. It's unbearable," his son said.

From Barron's

The dearth of public transport is another nail in the coffin of the sputtering economy.

From Barron's