tomb
noun
an excavation in earth or rock for the burial of a corpse; grave.
tombs
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pluralof tomb.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The research focused on six royal mummies originally uncovered during the 1890s at Dahshur, an Egyptian burial complex containing pyramids and shaft tombs.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
We visited on a sunny day, and the wind blew hard as we traced Mina and Lucy’s steps through the tombs and along the path past the Abbey toward Robin Hood’s Bay.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
It may also help explain why the construction of megalithic tombs and other large stone monuments came to an end across Europe during this period.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 22, 2026
It culminates above the ancient tombs and temples of Luxor, Egypt, where trips are selling swiftly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
The remaining papers had to be “grouped, described, labeled, indexed, and reverently dispatched to their sealed tombs in the government vaults.”
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
