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
Recent Examples on the Web
Some hugged and sobbed by her casket.
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Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
In one jaw-dropping sequence, a dead body falls out of a casket during a wake, only for another character to lick up the fluid that pours out.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
The grieving widow finally looked into the casket.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
That day, hundreds parked at the sports complex named in his honor to take shuttle buses to view his casket at the library.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
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Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
In one jaw-dropping sequence, a dead body falls out of a casket during a wake, only for another character to lick up the fluid that pours out.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
The grieving widow finally looked into the casket.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
That day, hundreds parked at the sports complex named in his honor to take shuttle buses to view his casket at the library.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Casket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/casket. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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