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
Recent Examples on the Web
Charlie Kirk's wife honored her late husband's legacy and shared moving images of her by her husband's casket in an Instagram post.
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
Kirk's wife, Erika Frantzve, was seen visibly emotional as the casket passed before her.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Kirk's casket has been flown back to Arizona.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
The vice president helped carry Kirk's casket onto Air Force Two for transport.
—Mandy Taheri
joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
Kirk's wife, Erika Frantzve, was seen visibly emotional as the casket passed before her.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Kirk's casket has been flown back to Arizona.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
The vice president helped carry Kirk's casket onto Air Force Two for transport.
—Mandy Taheri
joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Casket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/casket. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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