tombs 1 of 2

plural of tomb

tombs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of tomb

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of tombs
Noun
Before the most recent excavation, archaeologists had found 17 of these tombs. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025 Roskilde’s stately cathedral stands solemn and proud—its royal tombs steeped in centuries of candlelit reverence—while chalk-white Møns Klint plunges into the deep Baltic blue, where fossil hunters comb the shore and peregrine falcons wheel overhead. Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025 The exact size of the tombs was not provided but, based on photos from the excavation, the structures are roughly child-sized. Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tombs
Noun
  • Tyler is visiting the graves of his parents when Capri interrupts.
    Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Someone had to have dug the pit, stacked the corpses, bulldozed over the mass graves.
    Seema Jilani August 29, Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The burials at Skhul also call for a reevaluation of the development of culture in early humans, Hershkovitz said.
    Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Early in the Gaza genocide, there were so many people killed that individual burials were no longer possible, and traditional burial cloths had run out.
    Philip Metres August 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • But Isaac catches Thing’s dart, then reattaches Thing to his arm and buries Wednesday alive.
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The aforementioned eyeball alien buries itself deep into its prey before popping out and skittering along the floor like the world’s loudest spider.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Many bodies were relocated to cemeteries like Rosehill, Graceland and Oak Woods — but not all.
    Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The site is known for its notable ancient Christian remains, including cemeteries and churches.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Tombs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tombs. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on tombs

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!