entombed

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Entombed in rock, it took years to prepare and it wasn't immediately obvious that there was prey inside.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2023

Entombed below a thick layer of sea ice year-round and nearly devoid of nutrients, the central Arctic Ocean is a frigid wasteland where few creatures are capable of surviving.

From Scientific American • Feb. 8, 2022

Entombed regrets have a tendency to blow up in one’s face, which does happen very literally, the way everything here is literal.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2021

Entombed in my turquoise and lilac bedroom as a teenager growing up in Australia, I listened over and over to Suffer Little Children by the Smiths, featuring Morrissey’s downbeat crooning about the moors:

From The Guardian • Jun. 22, 2017

Pompeia with a mother's care Watched o'er my tender years, Entombed me here among the free, And gave me many tears.

From Love, Worship and Death Some Renderings from the Greek Anthology by Rodd, Rennell