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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The video for the song features HARDY singing while lying in a casket in the ground— imagery that isn’t entirely foreign to him.
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Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2025
Not one mob but two awaits him as his casket rolls out of the factory gates.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Because there was no body, there was no casket, only flowers and photos.
—Ted Katauskas, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
There is no official information as to whether Kirk's funeral will have an open casket.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
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Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2025
Not one mob but two awaits him as his casket rolls out of the factory gates.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Because there was no body, there was no casket, only flowers and photos.
—Ted Katauskas, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
There is no official information as to whether Kirk's funeral will have an open casket.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 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 30 Sep. 2025.
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