: a box or chest for burying a corpse compare casket
coffined; coffining; coffins
: to enclose in or as if in a coffin
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Examples of coffin in a Sentence
Noun
coffins are said to be the preferred sleeping places of vampires
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Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Aug. 2024
Enlarge / An urn with ashes and a numbered cremation stone that is placed in the coffin of the deceased before the cremation.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 6 Aug. 2024
The election results announced Monday morning were the final nail in the coffin.
—Daniel Depetris, Twin Cities, 1 Aug. 2024
People dressed in black sang as white coffins were carried to a funeral home, with others carrying flower wreaths.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 28 July 2024
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Noun
But alas, the reality show veteran had an unfulfilled goal: to create an indestructible coffin.
—Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Aug. 2024
Enlarge / An urn with ashes and a numbered cremation stone that is placed in the coffin of the deceased before the cremation.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 6 Aug. 2024
The election results announced Monday morning were the final nail in the coffin.
—Daniel Depetris, Twin Cities, 1 Aug. 2024
People dressed in black sang as white coffins were carried to a funeral home, with others carrying flower wreaths.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 28 July 2024
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“Coffin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffin. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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