entomb
verb (used with object)
to place in a tomb; bury; inter.
have entombed
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present perfectof entomb.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The fields of thick, black hardened lava have entombed banana plantations, ruined irrigation systems and cut roads.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 15, 2021
In the haunting 45-minute video, released on Thursday night, the miners send messages of love against a backdrop of tunnels and caverns that have entombed them since the cave-in on 5 August.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 27, 2010
"We have entombed four of them to-day," he said; "see how nicely we shall lift the fifth one."
From Bohemian Days Three American Tales by George Alfred Townsend
In a moment it had disappeared, and a heavy mass of waters rushed on, swelling and boiling in the abyss, that seemed to have entombed the daring adventurers.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume III by Various
