coffined; coffining; coffins
: to enclose in or as if in a coffin
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Noun
coffins are said to be the preferred sleeping places of vampires
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Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 4 Apr. 2026
Germany repurposed dye works into munitions plants with very little effort, and though Britain did its level best to choke off Germany’s importation of some of the chemicals used in dyestuffs and explosives, Haber’s discovery was the nail in the coffin.
—Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
There are plenty of famous and popular gold statues — Thailand’s Golden Buddha; the Golden Madonna of Essen in Germany; Jeanne d’Arc in Paris; Prometheus at Rockefeller Center in New York; even Tutankhamun’s death mask and solid gold coffin, which travel the world.
—Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
The energy crises of the 1970s put the nail in the coffin of that mentality.
—Matt Peterson, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
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Noun
No Malefic locked in a coffin with a microphone; no Attila Csihar dressed as a peacocking corpse.
—Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 4 Apr. 2026
Germany repurposed dye works into munitions plants with very little effort, and though Britain did its level best to choke off Germany’s importation of some of the chemicals used in dyestuffs and explosives, Haber’s discovery was the nail in the coffin.
—Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
There are plenty of famous and popular gold statues — Thailand’s Golden Buddha; the Golden Madonna of Essen in Germany; Jeanne d’Arc in Paris; Prometheus at Rockefeller Center in New York; even Tutankhamun’s death mask and solid gold coffin, which travel the world.
—Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
The energy crises of the 1970s put the nail in the coffin of that mentality.
—Matt Peterson, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for coffin
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“Coffin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffin. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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