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 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 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 This month, the hospital granted rare access to reporters from the Associated Press, allowing them into rooms that lie on either side of the centerpiece of Les Invalides, a soaring mausoleum that holds Napoleon’s sarcophagus. — Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026 This month, the hospital granted rare access to reporters from The Associated Press, allowing them into rooms that lie on either side of the centerpiece of Les Invalides, a soaring mausoleum that holds Napoleon's sarcophagus. — ABC News, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for sarcophagus

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His casket was lined with images of the blue cartoon dog.

— Bracey Harris, NBC news, 28 June 2026
Mavericks fans staged a faux funeral complete with a casket a day later in front of the Dirk Nowitzki statue outside American Airlines Center.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026

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At the ages of 15 and 12, the brothers walked shoulder-to-shoulder behind their mother Princess Diana's coffin in 1997.

— Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Mourners chanted non-stop, with no sign of the ayatollah’s coffin more than an hour after the procession’s official start time.

— Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

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