Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for body bags
Noun
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One captures a white concrete community mausoleum, its crypts often empty, like absent teeth cavities, its coffins stolen presumably for anything valuable inside.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2026 -
Out back on the patio, a pair of angels cry red blood tears into a fountain, skeletons escape their open coffins and a hooded skull peers over the tables like a Gordon Ramsay grim reaper.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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When those caskets came off that plane?—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Mar. 2026
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Their caskets will be draped with American flags as they're moved by an honor guard from the aircraft used to bring them home.—
Cooper Worth,
Des Moines Register,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Volunteers will be on hand to help people unload boxes.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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The agency also offers Sabbath food boxes at no cost, refers individuals for health care and social services and manages a closet full of modest clothing for observant women.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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New Year's Eve On the morning of New Year’s Eve, people sweep the tombs of their ancestors and then return home.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
15 Feb. 2026
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The pyramids, the temples, the stunning gold jewelry found in royal tombs — all of these marvels depended on practical, everyday tools wielded by skilled hands.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Body bags.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/body%20bags. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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