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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After Howard's gray casket, draped in flowers, was carried through the pews, Howard's family remembered their sometimes-stubborn patriarch as an avid reader, a devout, food-loving father, grandfather and member of his religious community.
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Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Marta Taboada’s casket was atop the hearse, covered in a white cloth and surrounded by carnations.
—Mariana Enriquez
october 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
Parker was referring to a December 2022 incident in which a casket painted with the names of people killed by police was left on the mayor’s lawn.
—Amanda McCoy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025
In a viral video, a dog named Oyo was seen sitting in front of a casket, mourning the loss of his owner.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
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Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Marta Taboada’s casket was atop the hearse, covered in a white cloth and surrounded by carnations.
—Mariana Enriquez
october 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
Parker was referring to a December 2022 incident in which a casket painted with the names of people killed by police was left on the mayor’s lawn.
—Amanda McCoy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025
In a viral video, a dog named Oyo was seen sitting in front of a casket, mourning the loss of his owner.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 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 8 Oct. 2025.
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