entombed; entombing; entombs
Examples of entomb in a Sentence
a number of Boston's historic notables are entombed in the Old Granary Burying Ground
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Today, the base lies entombed beneath at least 100 feet of ice.
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Isabel Van Brugen
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
Following the service, Francis’ coffin was transported in the white popemobile over the River Tiber to be entombed in Rome’s Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2025
Her skin, ears and even eyelashes were still intact after 50,000 years entombed in ice.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Or, as is still practiced by the Toraja of Indonesia, you might be preserved and entombed and brought out once every few years for family photographs.
—Cutter Wood, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
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Isabel Van Brugen
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
Following the service, Francis’ coffin was transported in the white popemobile over the River Tiber to be entombed in Rome’s Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2025
Her skin, ears and even eyelashes were still intact after 50,000 years entombed in ice.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Or, as is still practiced by the Toraja of Indonesia, you might be preserved and entombed and brought out once every few years for family photographs.
—Cutter Wood, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for entomb
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“Entomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entomb. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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