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 condition of caskets, artifacts and human remains varied, said Stantec archeologist Ryan Peterson, noting that the number human remains found does not equal the number of grave shafts.
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Alexandria Burris, IndyStar, 14 Nov. 2025
The creepy culprit — or culprits — broke through marble to reach Piga’s casket inside the crypt, her shocked grandson said.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
In a social media post, footage allegedly taken at the funeral showed a woman leaning down close to Joshua's casket, at which point several people stood up and approached her to get her away from his body.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025
Rosebud Lee — like Emmett Till’s mother, months later — insisted her husband’s casket be open at his funeral.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
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Alexandria Burris, IndyStar, 14 Nov. 2025
The creepy culprit — or culprits — broke through marble to reach Piga’s casket inside the crypt, her shocked grandson said.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
In a social media post, footage allegedly taken at the funeral showed a woman leaning down close to Joshua's casket, at which point several people stood up and approached her to get her away from his body.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025
Rosebud Lee — like Emmett Till’s mother, months later — insisted her husband’s casket be open at his funeral.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 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 18 Nov. 2025.
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