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body bag

noun

Definition of body bagnext
as in coffin

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Recent Examples of body bag Prosecutors allege Burke later bought a shovel, chainsaws, a body bag, and a blue inflatable pool under a fake name online and used the items to dismember Rivas in his garage. — Nancy Dillon, VIBE.com, 17 June 2026 Health workers are confronting severe shortages of basic supplies, like medicine, masks, gloves, face shields, medicine, testing kits, body bags, running water and soap. — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026 Images of a pickup truck bed stacked with full body bags haunt one nurse. — Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026 These items included an inflatable pool, two chainsaws, and a body bag. — Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for body bag
Recent Examples of Synonyms for body bag
  1. coffin
  2. sarcophagus
  3. casket
  4. box
  5. tomb
  6. vault
  7. bier
Noun
  • But the situation is far more tragic, with videos on social media showing dozens of coffins lined up beside mass graves, awaiting burial before the bodies decompose in the heat.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Wails and moans of grief interspersed the chanting, until the small coffin was lowered into the grave.
    — Victoria Davies, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of coffin
Noun
  • The same circle of dealers also sold artworks to the Metropolitan Museum, where the New York District Attorney’s Office seized five antiquities valued collectively at more than $3 million in 2022; those included a gold sarcophagus.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Inside, a replica King Tut sarcophagus stood against a cinderblock wall, looking out at a table and some chairs.
    — Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of sarcophagus
Noun
  • The group then reconvened at the Glendale cemetery, where a priest said prayers over the casket, which was gently lowered into the ground as teary-eyed friends and family members watched.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • When his body was found, Emmett’s mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, insisted on an open-casket funeral.
    — Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of casket
Noun
  • The Chiefs haven’t adapted as defenses have trended toward two deep safeties and light boxes.
    — Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Instead of carrying one sandwich or a small box, it is built to move substantial cargo between locations.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of box
Noun
  • The Etruscan painted tombs of Tarquinia, Italy, dating from around the 7th to the 1st century BCE, have long been celebrated for their vivid iconography and remarkable state of preservation.
    — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • More recently, cosmic rays have helped geologists see hidden chambers of active volcanoes, and archaeologists use them to reveal hidden tombs in ancient Egyptian pyramids.
    — Jesse Liu, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of tomb
Noun
  • Downstairs, in what used to be the bank’s vault, is Subterra, a chic listening bar serving small bites like shrimp croquettes and Wagyu sliders, plus technique-heavy cocktails.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Pole vault world record holder Mondo Duplantis will be in Hungary, but the highlights are arguably the middle-distance events.
    — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of vault
Noun
  • The coffin was unveiled late on Thursday to a throng of sobbing supporters, who were swaying and beating their heads in time to a sung lament as flowers were thrown from the bier into the crowd.
    — Reuters, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited the bier of Kim Yong Nam on Tuesday to express condolences, and the funeral is scheduled for Thursday.
    — Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Definition of bier

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“Body bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/body%20bag. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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