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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Vance escorted Kirk's casket from Utah to Arizona on Air Force Two.
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Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2025
No official statement has been released regarding whether the service will include an open casket.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Vance was seen carrying Kirk’s casket on the tarmac in Salt Lake City, Utah, while it was being loaded onto Air Force Two.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Last week, after the assassination, Vance and his wife, Usha, met with Kirk's family in Salt Lake City, Utah, and flew with them on Air Force Two as Kirk's casket was brought home to Arizona.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
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Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2025
No official statement has been released regarding whether the service will include an open casket.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Vance was seen carrying Kirk’s casket on the tarmac in Salt Lake City, Utah, while it was being loaded onto Air Force Two.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Last week, after the assassination, Vance and his wife, Usha, met with Kirk's family in Salt Lake City, Utah, and flew with them on Air Force Two as Kirk's casket was brought home to Arizona.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for casket
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“Casket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/casket. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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