tomb
noun
an excavation in earth or rock for the burial of a corpse; grave.
tomblike
-
a word derived from
tomb.
Example Sentences
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In cavernous, tomblike galleries, exquisite statuettes are softly spot-lit on stone shelves without labels, while images of deities painted by Rivera flitted across the ceiling above.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Everything else is below ground, though the natural light eliminates any tomblike feel.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 22, 2021
Both men are more concerning than anything going bump in the home’s tomblike basement.
From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2021
Though tomblike, the building never was intended to memorialize the dead — pharmacist or otherwise.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 18, 2017
Even while they were not talking their breaths in the tomblike air vaporised gently and quietly.
From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner
