How to Use tomb in a Sentence

tomb

noun
  • The tomb was right there in front of me.
    — Talla Mountjoy, Twin Cities, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The tomb was right there in front of me.
    — Talla Mountjoy, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
  • There are more tombs than dead men in this city.
    — Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The floor of the tomb had been swept and tidied.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
  • The sheikh’s tomb blocks my vision.
    — Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Find the button that opens up the floor to see the baron’s tomb.
    — Chao Deng, WSJ, 27 Dec. 2022
  • The tombs of all the greatest rulers of Egypt.
    — Kaitlin Stevens, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
  • These were filled with the tears of mourners and placed within the tomb.
    — Jeanine Barone, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
  • By the end, the Panthers locker room was a tomb.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Women were at the tomb of Jesus.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 10 Mar. 2026
  • With the patio door closed, however, the room was as silent as a tomb.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 June 2026
  • The Wolkertshofen tomb stood out for its size, age and purpose.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Fans, some teary-eyed, walked slowly by the tomb, pausing to pay their respects.
    — Time, 23 Jan. 2023
  • The reporter, who stood just outside the tomb, turned to the mother, who was dressed in black.
    — Nicholas Casey, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2022
  • His tomb is livestreamed 24/7 via a webcam.
    — Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The tomb where the bangle was found had a Ten Rings symbol on the ground.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Hu’s team also found in the tomb a complete skeleton of a Malaysian tapir.
    — Lyric Li, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Ages ago, their Greek owners even erected tombs in their honor.
    — Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2023
  • This tomb is somewhat smaller in general size, more long than round.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 9 Mar. 2026
  • King Charles takes a moment to pay his respects while standing in front of the tomb.
    — Staff Author Updated, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
  • The saint is casually dressed, and his tomb is livestreamed 24 hours a day.
    — Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
  • For decades, tomb raiders have pillaged sites across the country, selling them on the black market.
    — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
  • Auburn football is a tomb of the tedious in these days before Halloween.
    — Joseph Goodman | [email protected], al, 29 Oct. 2022
  • The statues were placed on rectangular stone platforms called ahu, which serve as tombs.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Instead of houses or shops, this was lined with the tombs of Termessos’ rich and mighty.
    — Barry Neild, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Last year, about a million people from around the world visited Acutis’ tomb.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Based on their analysis, the researchers say these tombs were built in several stages over a long stretch of time.
    — Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Oct. 2023
  • The famous tomb’s inner chamber lights up on the winter solstice.
    — Kevin Fisher-Paulson, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2023
  • The tomb dates back to the 9th century BCE.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2025
  • To this end, his tomb is effectively a state monument.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025

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