entomb
verb (used with object)
to place in a tomb; bury; inter.
entombed
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past participleof entomb.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof entomb.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
entombverb (used with object)to place in a tomb; bury; inter.
Example Sentences
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Nearby infrastructure is shattered and entombed beneath the deposits.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
"In essence, if someone was just scratching on a bit of concrete, we'd be able to pick that up," he says, "even if they are entombed in the building".
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
The hospital simply put identifying stickers on the bicycles and entombed them far from public view.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
In scenes that resemble a dystopian sci-fi movie, their widespread use has left swathes of frontline cities and fields entombed in webs of cable.
From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026
As the days went by, Kathleen began to waste away, for she only truly lived when she slept at night, entombed in the prison of smoke from the magical wreath.
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
