entomb
verb (used with object)
to place in a tomb; bury; inter.
entombment
-
a word derived from
entomb.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Massive blast doors that looked like they belonged on the largest bank vault in the universe were supposed to keep us safe, though in a nuclear war they might only have ensured our entombment.
From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2025
KRAKOW, Poland — On a slab in the middle of the stage is the body of an elderly man, being prepared for entombment.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 19, 2023
“She had a double affection for the two countries,” Ms. Baker’s daughter, Marianne Bouillon-Baker, said at an American reception on the eve of the entombment.
From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2021
In 1998, 14 years after the Vietnam-era soldier’s entombment, he was exhumed and positively identified as Air Force Lt.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 9, 2021
The entombment of the two lads now proved to be a blessing in disguise, for, screened from observation by the mound of rubble, their retreat was unsuspected by the searchers.
From The Dispatch-Riders The Adventures of Two British Motor-cyclists in the Great War by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman
