: a box or chest for burying a corpse compare casket
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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Miami Herald, 1 Jan. 2026
Regulators balked when devices containing plutonium-238 started turning up in crematoriums and coffins.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Dec. 2025
Unlike China’s ancient cliff coffins, many of the Sagada coffins were put into position in the last few centuries, with some burials continuing into the early 1900s before the practice declined under colonial and religious change.
—New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2025
The hope from McMann’s late third-period goal was quickly extinguished as two Predators empty net goals ended up being the nail in the coffin.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Unfortunately, the Raiders failed to move the ball past their own 33-yard for the rest of the game while Davison’s touchdown with 16 seconds left was the final nail in the coffin.
—Miami Herald, 1 Jan. 2026
Regulators balked when devices containing plutonium-238 started turning up in crematoriums and coffins.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Dec. 2025
Unlike China’s ancient cliff coffins, many of the Sagada coffins were put into position in the last few centuries, with some burials continuing into the early 1900s before the practice declined under colonial and religious change.
—New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2025
The hope from McMann’s late third-period goal was quickly extinguished as two Predators empty net goals ended up being the nail in the coffin.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
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 3 Jan. 2026.
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