entomb

[US]/ɪn'tuːm/
[UK]/ɪn'tum/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. bury; become the tomb of.

Example Sentences

Many people are entombed in the rubble of the bombe buildings.

The paradox of earth is that it cradles life and then entombs life.

many people died, most entombed in collapsed buildings.

The ancient pharaohs were often entombed with their treasures.

The earthquake entombed many people under the rubble.

Legends say that a treasure is entombed in the old castle.

The archaeologists discovered a mummy entombed in the pyramid.

The ancient city was entombed by the volcanic ash.

The tomb was entombed in a hidden chamber deep underground.

The secrets of the past are entombed within these ancient walls.

The tragic event entombed the memories of the survivors forever.

The lost civilization was entombed beneath the layers of soil and rock.

The ancient manuscript was entombed in a hidden chamber for centuries.

Real-world Examples

His body is no longer in the city of Worcester, and is now entombed.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation May 2013

As the ice retreats it uncovers the foliage it had entombed.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Compilation June 2013

What that's doing is basically entombing all this kind of biomolecular information that comes from your mouth.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American February 2019 Collection

When you entombed in men's eyes shall lie.

Source: The complete original version of the sonnet.

My personality was entombed within a seemingly silent body, a vibrant mind hidden in plain sight within a chrysalis.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) October 2015 Collection

He was entombed with snakes and fed them.

Source: The Economist Culture

And entombed with these little bug-hunters is an evolutionary key.

Source: PBS Earth - Animal Fun Facts

They look as if they could cradle or entomb you.

Source: The Economist Culture

And unlike the sarcophagus, it was designed to entomb everything inside and last for the next century until at least 2117.

Source: Realm of Legends

They describe it as “entombing the parasite.” To make that happen in infected people, however, will take a lot more work.

Source: VOA Standard July 2014 Collection

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