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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Earlier this month, Oseguera was buried in a golden casket with enormous flower wreaths and a large military presence.
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CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
Denise holding a White, blond doll; Lisa and her sister Kimberly growing up; Denise in a casket.
—John Archibald, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2026
Others surged towards the casket, dancing, clapping, ululating; all through tears.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
When those caskets came off that plane?
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Mar. 2026
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CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
Denise holding a White, blond doll; Lisa and her sister Kimberly growing up; Denise in a casket.
—John Archibald, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2026
Others surged towards the casket, dancing, clapping, ululating; all through tears.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
When those caskets came off that plane?
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Mar. 2026
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 21 Mar. 2026.
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