entombed
Example Sentences
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Nearby infrastructure is shattered and entombed beneath the deposits.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
"In essence, if someone was just scratching on a bit of concrete, we'd be able to pick that up," he says, "even if they are entombed in the building".
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
In scenes that resemble a dystopian sci-fi movie, their widespread use has left swathes of frontline cities and fields entombed in webs of cable.
From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026
“You can tell a lot about a street by the type of chairs and how they’re placed,” said Knapp, who walked 2.5 miles round trip for groceries and beer while his car was entombed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026
They and Myrta settled into a life marked by increasingly sparse visits from Dr. Holmes, but when he did appear, he brought warmth and gifts and entombed little Lucy in his arms.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
