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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Easton had his wife’s body placed in an open casket.
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Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025
The show struggles a bit in places to credibly evoke the relative innocence (or quiet oppression) of the 1970s and there are some moments of cluttered staging that just don’t work; as one example, a big gag involving kids hiding in a coffin kinda needs a casket to work.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
Carter’s casket and family landed at Lawson Army Airfield in Fort Moore, Georgia, and his casket was transferred to a hearse that will carry him via motorcade to his hometown of Plains, Georgia, where he will be buried.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
When his casket reached the Capitol rotunda, a small service was held in his honor that was attended by the Carter family, members of Congress, Supreme Court justices and various other officials.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025
The show struggles a bit in places to credibly evoke the relative innocence (or quiet oppression) of the 1970s and there are some moments of cluttered staging that just don’t work; as one example, a big gag involving kids hiding in a coffin kinda needs a casket to work.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
Carter’s casket and family landed at Lawson Army Airfield in Fort Moore, Georgia, and his casket was transferred to a hearse that will carry him via motorcade to his hometown of Plains, Georgia, where he will be buried.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
When his casket reached the Capitol rotunda, a small service was held in his honor that was attended by the Carter family, members of Congress, Supreme Court justices and various other officials.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Casket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/casket. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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