coffin

Example Sentences

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The new rules do not apply to notorious "coffin homes", cubicles stacked on top of each other like bunk beds in shabby dormitories.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

But the 80-kilometre journey on the eastern DRC's infamously rickety and bumpy roads damaged the coffin, exposing the Ebola-ridden corpse to the world.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

The data is “the nail in the coffin for a May hike,” said David Bassanese, chief economist at Betashares.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Moments after the 12:53 train service to Saltburn trundles by beyond the fence, a new coffin is added to the sad collection.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

The pallbearers lowered the coffin into the grave with long, creaking straps.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt