body bag

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Recent Examples of body bag The body bag, heavy-duty laundry bags and the inflatable pool were allegedly purchased on Amazon four days later. Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026 Prosecutors say that in the days after the alleged murder, D4vd ordered two chainsaws, a body bag, heavy-duty laundry bags and a blue inflatable pool from Amazon. Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026 The District Attorney's Office also said Burke, under a fake name, purchased a shovel, body bag, heavy-duty laundry bags, two chainsaws, a blue inflatable pool and a burn cage. Austin Turner, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026 On May 5, 2025, defendant ordered, and Amazon subsequently delivered, a body bag, heavy-duty laundry bags, and a blue inflatable pool to his home. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for body bag
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Noun
  • The impersonal nature of safe burial practices and the severity of the epidemic were evident Friday as only healthcare workers in protective gear were allowed to handle the coffin and the burial.
    Justin Kabumba, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026
  • Carrying a cross, people stood at a distance as the small coffin was lowered into the ground by masked and gloved health workers, and a Catholic priest prayed over her body.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • This month, the hospital granted rare access to reporters from the Associated Press, allowing them into rooms that lie on either side of the centerpiece of Les Invalides, a soaring mausoleum that holds Napoleon’s sarcophagus.
    Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
  • This month, the hospital granted rare access to reporters from The Associated Press, allowing them into rooms that lie on either side of the centerpiece of Les Invalides, a soaring mausoleum that holds Napoleon's sarcophagus.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • His casket was lined with images of the blue cartoon dog.
    Bracey Harris, NBC news, 28 June 2026
  • Mavericks fans staged a faux funeral complete with a casket a day later in front of the Dirk Nowitzki statue outside American Airlines Center.
    Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • The Chiefs have a world championship banner hanging atop the press box.
    Sam McDowell Updated July 3, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026
  • Among the celebrities watching from VIP boxes were Shakira and Inter Miami co-owner David Beckham.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 4 July 2026
Noun
  • He will be buried on Thursday, after another ​procession, in Mashhad near the tomb of the Imam Reza, a figure of great devotion in Iran.
    Parisa Hafezi, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • With the patio door closed, however, the room was as silent as a tomb.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • Some gold ETFs directly invest in bullion kept in vaults, while others invest in shares of mining companies that tend to follow the price of gold while also being swayed by the companies’ management decisions, efficiency and financials.
    Liz Knueven, CNBC, 2 July 2026
  • For those looking for simple car camping (beginner) Each of these campgrounds are in Angeles National Forest, offer piped water and vault toilets, and have sites with picnic tables, parking spots and campfire rings.
    Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • While lying in state, the coffin was placed not on an elevated bier, but facing the pews.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Inside the 16th-century basilica, his casket won't be put on an elevated bier—as was the case with past popes—but will just be placed on the main alta, simply facing the pews.
    Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025

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“Body bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/body%20bag. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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