coffined; coffining; coffins
: to enclose in or as if in a coffin
Examples of coffin in a Sentence
Noun
coffins are said to be the preferred sleeping places of vampires
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
For most astronomers and astrophysicists, this was the nail-in-the-coffin of alternative gravity theories, as this direct test from the natural laboratory of the Universe seemed to decide the matter with direct observational data.
—Big Think, 29 Apr. 2026
His coffin was carried home on the Cotton Belt rail line to Rector, where he is buried.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Apr. 2026
Flowers are thrown over the coffin of journalist Amal Khalil, who was killed in an Israeli strike on April 22, 2026, as mourners carry it during her funeral in Baisariyeh, Lebanon, April 23, 2026.
—CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Just four years later, the LIV players are learning that another business decision might be the final nail in the coffin of the whole endeavor.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
For most astronomers and astrophysicists, this was the nail-in-the-coffin of alternative gravity theories, as this direct test from the natural laboratory of the Universe seemed to decide the matter with direct observational data.
—Big Think, 29 Apr. 2026
His coffin was carried home on the Cotton Belt rail line to Rector, where he is buried.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Apr. 2026
Flowers are thrown over the coffin of journalist Amal Khalil, who was killed in an Israeli strike on April 22, 2026, as mourners carry it during her funeral in Baisariyeh, Lebanon, April 23, 2026.
—CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Coffin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffin. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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