entombed; entombing; entombs
Examples of entomb in a Sentence
a number of Boston's historic notables are entombed in the Old Granary Burying Ground
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Even before Pope Francis was entombed in a Rome basilica on Saturday, conservative cardinals who felt his pontificate was a divisive disaster that endangered the church’s traditions had begun politicking to sway the conclave electing the next pope.
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Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
At the white marble monument in Chapultepec Park, which this week was crowded with families enjoying spring break, many stopped to take pictures in front of the monument where the remains of the Niños Heroes are entombed.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Besides plants and flowers, a dinosaur tail, a crab, a hell ant, a spider mom and her young, and a firefly have been found entombed in globs of tree resin.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025
The prophet’s remains are believed to be entombed in an elegant mosque with sandstone arches.
—Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
At the white marble monument in Chapultepec Park, which this week was crowded with families enjoying spring break, many stopped to take pictures in front of the monument where the remains of the Niños Heroes are entombed.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Besides plants and flowers, a dinosaur tail, a crab, a hell ant, a spider mom and her young, and a firefly have been found entombed in globs of tree resin.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025
The prophet’s remains are believed to be entombed in an elegant mosque with sandstone arches.
—Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Entomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entomb. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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