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sarcophagus

noun

sär-ˈkä-fə-gəs

Definition of sarcophagus

as in casket

a boxlike container for holding a dead body the crypt under the abbey church contains the sarcophagus of the monastery's founding abbot

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Recent Examples of sarcophagus The rub is that she was recovered inside a 3,000-year-old sarcophagus. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2026 Cronin takes the legend of the mummy out of its sarcophagus by removing it from Egypt and throwing it into a domestic American home. — Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026 Eight years later, she is found alive, wrapped up inside a sarcophagus. — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026 Set in both Egypt and Albuquerque, New Mexico, Cronin’s wonderfully inventive script drags one of cinema’s oldest tropes out of its sarcophagus and into a modern American home. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sarcophagus

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Graham's casket will be escorted into the Capitol Rotunda by an Armed Forces team, in recognition of his military service, where a short program will be held July 28.

— James Powel, USA Today, 21 July 2026
For the service, Wells’ casket, in dark blue, was adorned with baby blue and white flowers.

— Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026

Definition of casket

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The county told the court that labels may have fallen off containers of remains, remains may have spilled due to shifting soil or water may have leaked into the coffin, according to Zepeda-Lara.

— Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 26 July 2026
Israelis fear Iranian control of the strait will be a nail in the coffin of keeping Iran’s ambitions for a nuclear weapon at bay.

— Ron Kampeas, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2026

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The Digest Three ancient Egyptian tombs with rare inscriptions have been uncovered at Saqqara, offering new clues about New Kingdom ties to the Near East.

— George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 23 July 2026
The wife of King James II of Aragon, Elisenda, founded the monastery in 1326 — and to mark its 700th anniversary, researchers wrapped up a multidisciplinary investigation into its medieval tombs.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026

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