1
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)
Synonyms
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
A long time ago Genetic material recovered from the tomb of a sixth century Chinese emperor has enabled scientists to create a 3D reconstruction of the monarch’s face.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 30 Mar. 2024
As recorded in all four Gospel accounts, when some of the women who’d followed Jesus to Calvary arrived at the tomb on Sunday morning, now recognized as Easter Sunday, to prepare the body for proper burial, the rock had been rolled away and the tomb was empty, according to Harvard University.
—Marina Johnson, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Mar. 2024
For instance, historians surmise that as well as gold and precious stones, ancient thieves stole metal razor blades from the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun.
—Chris Baraniuk, WIRED, 20 Feb. 2024
In the past, lawyers would carry boxes of materials into the courtroom and be ready to dig into the heavy tombs of legal cases.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
The Vergina site was first discovered in the 1970s, but debate has ensued about which royals were buried in each tomb.
—Brie Stimson, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2024
The sketch began with a re-enactment of Jesus' resurrection before James Austin Johnson's Trump exited his tomb instead.
—USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2024
In 1996, a team of archaeologists discovered the tomb of Emperor Wu—the sixth-century ruler who reigned over the Northern Zhou dynasty for two decades during the country’s dark ages—in northwestern China.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2024
Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
Noun
The tombs were built with extra pieces of limestone or terracotta piles, according to the release, or were dug into the ground next to the road.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
A long time ago Genetic material recovered from the tomb of a sixth century Chinese emperor has enabled scientists to create a 3D reconstruction of the monarch’s face.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 30 Mar. 2024
As recorded in all four Gospel accounts, when some of the women who’d followed Jesus to Calvary arrived at the tomb on Sunday morning, now recognized as Easter Sunday, to prepare the body for proper burial, the rock had been rolled away and the tomb was empty, according to Harvard University.
—Marina Johnson, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Mar. 2024
For instance, historians surmise that as well as gold and precious stones, ancient thieves stole metal razor blades from the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun.
—Chris Baraniuk, WIRED, 20 Feb. 2024
In the past, lawyers would carry boxes of materials into the courtroom and be ready to dig into the heavy tombs of legal cases.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
The Vergina site was first discovered in the 1970s, but debate has ensued about which royals were buried in each tomb.
—Brie Stimson, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2024
The sketch began with a re-enactment of Jesus' resurrection before James Austin Johnson's Trump exited his tomb instead.
—USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2024
In 1996, a team of archaeologists discovered the tomb of Emperor Wu—the sixth-century ruler who reigned over the Northern Zhou dynasty for two decades during the country’s dark ages—in northwestern China.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2024
Verb
In order to become proper Chinese third graders—to go all the way from Heaven to tomb—Natasha and Ariel needed to memorize a total of sixteen hundred characters.
—Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
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“Tomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tomb. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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