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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Despite the sea of broken glass on the floor and pillows of pink ceiling insulation strewn throughout, the casket spray was still in the center of the workroom, unblemished.
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Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 21 May 2024
The caskets were donated by Poitier Funeral Home, and the dresses for the girls, Lorfils has since learned, were donated by late WPLG-Channel 10 news anchor Ann Bishop.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 15 May 2024
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Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 21 May 2024
The caskets were donated by Poitier Funeral Home, and the dresses for the girls, Lorfils has since learned, were donated by late WPLG-Channel 10 news anchor Ann Bishop.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 15 May 2024
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 3 Jun. 2024.
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