1
: a small chest or box (as for jewels)
2
: a usually fancy coffin
casket
transitive verb
Examples of casket in a Sentence
bought a beautiful casket when her grandmother died
a small casket of jewels
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As the limos drove Biggie’s casket through the streets with family and friends, thousands of New Yorkers and fans flooded the streets.
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Skyler Trepel, People.com, 9 Mar. 2025
Thousands of people line the street to watch and pay their respects as the funeral procession carrying the caskets of Shiri Bibas, Kfir Bibas and Ariel Bibas pass by with the family in minibuses behind them on its way to the funeral on February 26, 2025 in Rishon LeZion, Israel.
—Tovah Lazaroff, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2025
But what struck some guests as odd was the open casket.
—Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
Egyptian mediators assisted in the delivery of the caskets.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 27 Feb. 2025
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Skyler Trepel, People.com, 9 Mar. 2025
Thousands of people line the street to watch and pay their respects as the funeral procession carrying the caskets of Shiri Bibas, Kfir Bibas and Ariel Bibas pass by with the family in minibuses behind them on its way to the funeral on February 26, 2025 in Rishon LeZion, Israel.
—Tovah Lazaroff, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2025
But what struck some guests as odd was the open casket.
—Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
Egyptian mediators assisted in the delivery of the caskets.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for casket
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“Casket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/casket. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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