casket
noun
a coffin.
caskets
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pluralof casket.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Hughes himself lay in one of the caskets to experience it.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026
Funeral homes charge for embalming, caskets, vaults and funeral services.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
Indian authorities said an inscription on one of the caskets unearthed with the treasure confirmed the contents -- which include bone fragments -- as "relics of the Buddha".
From Barron's ● Jan. 3, 2026
She balked at the idea of a traditional burial, calling caskets and tombstones “a racket.”
From Salon ● Dec. 9, 2025
They finished loading the caskets, and the major drove his jeep around the front of the plane and signaled the officer with the new guys.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
