Casket example sentences
Related (10): coffin, burial, funeral, mortuary, hearse, pallbearers, cremation, embalming, urn, grave.
"Casket" Example Sentences
Common Phrases
- The casket was made of the finest mahogany wood.
- She wept silently over the casket containing her father's remains.
- They lowered the casket into the grave.
- The deceased was buried in an ornate gold casket.
- The pallbearers carried the casket to the waiting hearse.
- The casket closed, sealing her away forever.
- The casket sat at the front of the funeral home surrounded by flowers.
- Inside the casket lay a triple tiered gold identification plate.
- The casket lay open for the viewing.
- They folded the American flag and placed it on top of the empty casket.
- The silver casket gleamed in the church's dim lighting.
- Dozens of wreaths surrounded the flag-draped casket.
- They lowered the mahogany casket into the grave lined with silk.
- The casket was lined with soft white silk.
- The casket rested on the bier in front of the altar.
- She held onto the casket for as long as they would let her.
- The brass casket shone from all the polishing.
- The group gathered around for a final prayer over the casket.
- Clusters of weeping women stood watch over the child-sized casket.
- They sized her husband's body for the custom-made casket.
- The casket contained the body of a young soldier killed overseas.
- The army carried the draped casket through the streets in procession.
- The casket was fitted with acres of ivory silk and damask brocade.
- The coffin and casket are interchangeable terms for a burial box.
- They screwed the lid shut over the casket.
- The pallbearers struggled under the weight of the ornate casket.
- They bowed their heads in reverence as the casket passed.
- The pall of grief hung over the crowd gathered around the casket.
- The casket remained sealed for the entire ceremony.
- He hovered over the open casket, unable to believe his mother was dead.
- She found a tiny treasure inside the casket tucked under the velvet pillow.
- It took six men to carry the gold-plated casket.
- The casket arrived flanked by bodyguards and a secret service escort.
- The cat climbed into the empty casket seeking warmth.
- They brushed fingerprints from the exposed casket before closing the lid.
- Reclusive in life, she requested a closed casket funeral with no service.
- Bursting with flowers, the casket stood out like an island in a sea of sorrow.
- Bells tolled as they hoisted the casket onto their shoulders.
- Ashes were placed inside the simple wooden casket.
- The casket went up in flames at the funeral pyre.
- Only her closest family members were allowed to view the child's casket.
- The pallbearers struggled to balance the flag-draped casket.
- The casket was lowered into the earth by hand.
- They sprinkled rose petals onto the casket before covering it with dirt.
- The casket sat in a viewing room overlooking rows of empty chairs.
- They took turns sitting vigil beside the closed casket.
- The casket passed slowly through the silent crowd.
- Gold lettering spelled out her name across the gleaming surface of the casket.
- The casket contained what remained of her beloved husband.
- Guards stood at attention flanking the draped casket.
- The pastor spread holy water over the casket before the final hymn began.
- His ashes were stored on the mantle next to the empty casket.
- The casket was adorned with handcrafted bronze handles and hinges.
- Spaces dotted the crowd as various mourners approached the closed casket to pay their final respects.
- They placed a single rose atop the rosewood casket.
- The monumental casket weighed one ton and required twenty pallbearers.
- The casket awaited burial until the monsoon rains stopped flooding the grave.
- He reached out to touch the empty casket, hoping for one final goodbye.