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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Carter’s casket departed the U.S. Capitol and proceeded to Washington National Cathedral, where a state funeral service began at 10 a.m. ET.
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Renan Botelho, WWD, 9 Jan. 2025
Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters The casket of former President Jimmy Carter arrives at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. for a procession before the funeral on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025.
—Josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
The casket then will be transported to the Washington National Cathedral, where it is expected to arrive at 9:30am.
—Kristal Dixon, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
Military body bearers will carry the casket into the Capitol Rotunda.
—Caroline Linton, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2025
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Renan Botelho, WWD, 9 Jan. 2025
Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters The casket of former President Jimmy Carter arrives at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. for a procession before the funeral on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025.
—Josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
The casket then will be transported to the Washington National Cathedral, where it is expected to arrive at 9:30am.
—Kristal Dixon, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
Military body bearers will carry the casket into the Capitol Rotunda.
—Caroline Linton, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Casket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/casket. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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