entombed; entombing; entombs
Examples of entomb in a Sentence
a number of Boston's historic notables are entombed in the Old Granary Burying Ground
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Lick died at age 80 just a few months later and is entombed at the observatory.
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Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
The sunken battleship entombs more than 900 sailors and Marines at Pearl Harbor.
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Jim Mustian,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
And the researchers say these practices, such as kin being entombed together, likely came from Roman culture.
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Emma Gometz,
Scientific American,
29 Apr. 2026
Sunny had been missing for hours when someone realized he was entombed under a driveway.
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Mark Price
april 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Apr. 2026
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Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
The sunken battleship entombs more than 900 sailors and Marines at Pearl Harbor.
—
Jim Mustian,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
And the researchers say these practices, such as kin being entombed together, likely came from Roman culture.
—
Emma Gometz,
Scientific American,
29 Apr. 2026
Sunny had been missing for hours when someone realized he was entombed under a driveway.
—
Mark Price
april 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for entomb
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“Entomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entomb. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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