coffined

past tense of coffin

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for coffined
Verb
  • Massive amounts of rocks and soil roared down a slope and buried more than 10 residential buildings early Friday in Pengshui County on the outskirts of Chongqing.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
  • After careful physical analysis of six ancient princesses buried beneath the pyramids at Dahshur, researchers now have an answer.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • On June 26 of this year, Bloch, a Jew who identified as such only when dealing with anti-Semites, was interred in the Pantheon, the final resting place of so many of France’s great literary and cultural figures.
    Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026
  • If not for the hole, Johnson may have remained in relative obscurity in Spring Grove, a graveyard where the city’s historical elite are interred next to people who never made it into the news.
    Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2026
Verb
  • Spontaneous applause erupted — and even some tears were shed — at the battered parking structure where Gil had been entombed since the two temblors struck within seconds of each other on June 24.
    Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • Hall today is entombed at the Signers’ Monument in Augusta alongside Walton.
    Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • His remarkable body of work reminds us that the most profound dramas are often concealed within everyday life.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 17 July 2026
  • Missiles and launch vehicles can remain concealed until they are needed, limiting the time during which they are exposed to satellites, aircraft, and drones.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • The space is cozy and laid back, with an atmosphere that encourages guests to settle in for a drink or two.
    Blair Crosby, AJC.com, 5 July 2026
  • This new process will, instead, see composite parts laid together before being cured together in situ.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 5 July 2026
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“Coffined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coffined. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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