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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Before the trip home, the former president was memorialized at Washington National Cathedral on Thursday morning before Special Air Mission 39 at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland took his casket on its final journey.
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Shirleen Guerra | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Jan. 2025
Kent Nishimura | Afp | Getty Images The casket bearing the remains of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter arrives inside Washington National Cathedral for his state funeral on January 9, 2025 in Washington, DC.
—Josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
Today’s Schedule 12 minutes ago President Carter’s casket will begin the day in the U.S. Capitol rotunda and end in a burial plot beside Rosalynn Carter in Plains, Ga.
—Kyler Alvord, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Following a funeral in his home state of Georgia Jan. 4, the 39th President of the United States’ casket arrived in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, Jan. 7 followed by a procession to the U.S. Capitol, the Rotunda service and the start of the lying in state.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
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Shirleen Guerra | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Jan. 2025
Kent Nishimura | Afp | Getty Images The casket bearing the remains of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter arrives inside Washington National Cathedral for his state funeral on January 9, 2025 in Washington, DC.
—Josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
Today’s Schedule 12 minutes ago President Carter’s casket will begin the day in the U.S. Capitol rotunda and end in a burial plot beside Rosalynn Carter in Plains, Ga.
—Kyler Alvord, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Following a funeral in his home state of Georgia Jan. 4, the 39th President of the United States’ casket arrived in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, Jan. 7 followed by a procession to the U.S. Capitol, the Rotunda service and the start of the lying in state.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Casket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/casket. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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