entomb
verb (used with object)
to place in a tomb; bury; inter.
had entombed
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past perfectof entomb.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Decades ago, the original builder had entombed old construction debris instead of hauling it away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
Steven Golightly woke up Monday morning and walked down his street in Beverly Crest to find a mudslide had entombed two of his neighbor’s cars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
On Nov. 22, Mr. Broadwater arrived at a courthouse a block away from the one that had entombed him in a false narrative.
From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2021
The flood had entombed everything immediately, so specimens were exquisitely preserved.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 29, 2019
He went back stealthily until he reached the wider part of the cave, where he had been when the shock came that had entombed him.
From Doubloons—and the Girl by John Maxwell Forbes
