1
: a small chest or box (as for jewels)
2
: a usually fancy coffin
casket
transitive verb
Examples of casket in a Sentence
bought a beautiful casket when her grandmother died
a small casket of jewels
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As his casket was escorted to the Maranatha Baptist Church, which had become something of a second home to him, the whole community lined the familiar streets with signs of affection toward their local hero.
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Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Asked organizers if there will be a body inside the casket.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
Radiocarbon dating and archeological evidence revealed that China’s hanging coffins were used for more than a millennium, from around 500 BCE through to the 14th century, with many of the caskets dating back 1,200 years.
—New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2025
At her funeral, mourners wrested her casket from the official pallbearers and carried it aloft through the streets of Cairo, to her burial place.
—Sam Kashner, Air Mail, 27 Dec. 2025
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Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Asked organizers if there will be a body inside the casket.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
Radiocarbon dating and archeological evidence revealed that China’s hanging coffins were used for more than a millennium, from around 500 BCE through to the 14th century, with many of the caskets dating back 1,200 years.
—New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2025
At her funeral, mourners wrested her casket from the official pallbearers and carried it aloft through the streets of Cairo, to her burial place.
—Sam Kashner, Air Mail, 27 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for casket
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“Casket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/casket. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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