Thesaurus results for SARCOPHAGUS

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 Unit 4, meanwhile, was sealed with a crude sarcophagus that stood until 2016. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026 Poor Katie becomes a living human sacrifice and placed inside a sarcophagus, her body used as a flesh prison for an ancient demon. — Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for sarcophagus

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Digger has been lowered in its casket and buried at the box office.

— Chris Lee, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
Bel’s closed casket was decorated with several photos of him, one of them in his high school cap and gown.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026

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The Panthers set up 48 yards from pay dirt and then, a handful of plays later, Young placed a beautiful pass into the hands of a wide-open Tommy Tremble for a touchdown — and also placed the nail in the game’s proverbial coffin.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 18 Oct. 2026
Local authorities will cover the cost of the whole process — from new coffins or urns to headstones at the new sites.

— Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026

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Architect Todd Ernst, who helped uncover the mural, compared the experience to discovering an Egyptian tomb.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
But there is very little archaeological evidence available, given that many of the earliest Egyptian tombs were plundered and/or hastily excavated.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026

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