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a
: an excavation in which a corpse is buried : grave
b
: a place of interment
2
: a house, chamber, or vault for the dead
3
: a building or structure resembling a tomb (as in appearance)
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Examples of tomb in a Sentence
Noun the tomb of Alexander the Great explored the historic graveyard and saw tombs that dated back two centuries Verb Forest Lawn is where many of Tinseltown's immortals are tombed for all eternity.
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ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026 The idea was likened to a national version of unearthing an ancient Egyptian tomb and expected to fascinate audiences. —Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026 Ironically, an honest-to-goodness mummy movie consumed with exotica (the first one from 1932 was released in the wake of the global mania over King Tut’s tomb) makes a lot of sense right now, with America straying into foreign deserts. —Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026 Eight years on, with the family having relocated to New Mexico, Katie is suddenly found tightly sealed inside a mysterious tomb. —Alex Ritman, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tomb
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Noun
But the big moment was when the royals traveled to Mount Vernon to lay a wreath at the tomb of George Washington, America’s first president. —ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026 The idea was likened to a national version of unearthing an ancient Egyptian tomb and expected to fascinate audiences. —Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026 Ironically, an honest-to-goodness mummy movie consumed with exotica (the first one from 1932 was released in the wake of the global mania over King Tut’s tomb) makes a lot of sense right now, with America straying into foreign deserts. —Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026 Eight years on, with the family having relocated to New Mexico, Katie is suddenly found tightly sealed inside a mysterious tomb. —Alex Ritman, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tomb
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“Tomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/tomb. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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