: a box or chest for burying a corpse compare casket
coffined; coffining; coffins
: to enclose in or as if in a coffin
Examples of coffin in a Sentence
Noun
coffins are said to be the preferred sleeping places of vampires
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Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
But her odds of survival were almost slightly better, because Porsha came dangerously close to being on the chopping block as well, but luckily for her, her coffin didn’t make it into the grave in time.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
At the time, Presley family was impoverished and unable to afford a coffin.
—Bob Mehr, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 6 Jan. 2026
During Till-Mobley’s funeral, Small said, there was a jam when the coffin would not roll smoothly onto the rollers to be lowered into the grave.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
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Noun
They were given 45 minutes to get as many coffins into graves as possible.
—Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
But her odds of survival were almost slightly better, because Porsha came dangerously close to being on the chopping block as well, but luckily for her, her coffin didn’t make it into the grave in time.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
At the time, Presley family was impoverished and unable to afford a coffin.
—Bob Mehr, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 6 Jan. 2026
During Till-Mobley’s funeral, Small said, there was a jam when the coffin would not roll smoothly onto the rollers to be lowered into the grave.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for coffin
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“Coffin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffin. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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