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• The Egyptian tomb remained unlooted until its discovery in the early twentieth century.From the entry unlooted
• A cenotaph was erected for him in Gaul, while his body was taken to Rome and inclosed in a magnificent tomb.From the entry cenotaph
• Some nonmortuary artifacts were also discovered in the tomb.From the entry nonmortuary
• Altar tombs were often placed over the vaults or burying-place, and frequently on the north and south walls of choirs, aisles, and chantry chapels.From the entry altar tomb
• Oh, it's the classic story: ancient, unearthal of burial tomb, meet-cute.2026 April 3, judeasaurus, 00:43:43 from the start, in My roommate predicts the future #comedian #sitcom #roommates #comedy #skit, YouTube. From the entry unearthal
• Come a fortnight and the brace of us’ll be wantin’ to be ever silent as the tomb.2019, Robert Eggers, Max Eggers, The Lighthouse (motion picture), spoken by Thomas Wake (Willem Dafoe), set in Maine, United States…. From the entry gab
• Tombs and temples were constructed and are testimony to the great architectural achievements in Korea.2017, “The Medieval World 500-1600 CE”, in Archaeology: The Essential Guide to Our Human Past, Washington, DC: Smithsonian Books, →ISBN…. From the entry Gaeseong
• Most of the Goryeo royal tombs are in the vicinity of Gaeseong, in North Korea.2017, “The Medieval World 500-1600 CE”, in Archaeology: The Essential Guide to Our Human Past, Washington, DC: Smithsonian Books, →ISBN…. From the entry Gaeseong
• There have been many attempts to find Genghis’ tomb by grave robbers, adventurers and archaeologists.2016, “The search for Genghis Khan's tomb”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 Nov 2016. From the entry Khentii
• Societies that own tombs or halls are sometimes known as 'landed' societies.2015, Arthur Morius Francis, Secret Societies Vol. 3: The Collegiate Secret Societies of America, →ISBN. From the entry landed society
• Plus, tomb robbers had to unmummify a mummy to get to the jewelry!2011, R. L. Stine, Return of the Mummy. From the entry unmummify
• The oriental plane, Platanus orientalis, grew in gardens and around tombs in ancient Egypt, Greece, and Persia.2010, Diana Wells, Lives of the Trees: An Uncommon History, page 312. From the entry oriental plane
• Her desire is a desire to die, and the dark tomb is described as her bridal chamber.2010, Fanny Söderbäck, Feminist Readings of Antigone, page 76. From the entry antigenerative
• Zuozhong Chu tombs are located in Wulipu town, 45 km south of Jingmen City, Hubei province.2009 January 14, “Excavation Report on Zuozhong Chu Tombs in Jingmen”, in The Institute of Archaeology CASS, archived from the original on…. From the entry Wulipu
• The Three Kingdom jade cup found in a tomb in the Jianxi district is a masterpiece.2009, Miriam Clifford, Cathy Giangrande, Antony White, China: Museums, Odyssey Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 121. From the entry Jianxi
• She and the other women with her went to Jesus’ tomb and found the stone rolled away.2006, Meera Lester, The Everything® Mary Magdalene Book: The Life And Legacy of Jesus’ Most Misunderstood Disciple, F+W Publications, Inc.. From the entry myrrhbearer
• A tomb in Wangguo (Jinyuan district, Taiyuan) has a single chamber built in an earthen pit.2004, Yang Hong, “Jade Suits of the Han Dynasty and Painted Pottery Figurines of the Tang Dynasty: Reflections of Han and Tang…. From the entry Jinyuan
• It is his living tomb, and the periapt you wear around your neck is his epitaph.2003, Hannah Howell, His Immortal Embrace, Kensington Books,, →ISBN, page 232. From the entry periapt
• The thirteen tombs of the Ming dynasty occupy 15.6 square miles, rivaling anything constructed for the living.1995, Imperial Tombs of China, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 7. From the entry Changping
• Like Pullman's tomb, Beckett's dialogue is encased in its own concrete, in a stilted, unspontaneous delivery.1988 November 11, Lawrence Bommer, “Labor Relations”, in Chicago Reader. From the entry unspontaneous
• The tomb mural paintings from the Qianwulibuge village in Hure Banner, Jirem League, are a typical example.1987 June 29, “Mural Paintings On Display in Beijing”, in Beijing Review, volume 30, number 26, →ISSN, →OCLC, Culture/Science, page 29…. From the entry Hure
• There are two tombs, each bearing effigies of a knight and his lady.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 54. From the entry knight
• There is a tomb in Shaanxi province’s Huangling county which has long been honored as his.1979 August, Lan Cao, “Tomb of the Yellow Emperor”, in China Reconstructs, volume XXVIII, number 8, China Welfare Institute, →ISSN, →OCLC…. From the entry Shaanxi
• The ancient Hebrews visited vaults or slept among tombs to get meaningful dreams.1978, Benjamin Walker, Encyclopedia of Metaphysical Medicine, Routledge, page 144. From the entry incubation
• Excavated from the tomb of Southern Han Dynasty at Panyu District, Kuangtung.1976, 世界陶磁全集, volume 11, →OCLC, page 335. From the entry Panyu
• The tomb was discovered on Fenghuangshan (Phoenix Hill) in Chinancheng, Chiangling county, in China’s central Hupeh province.1975 October, “Newly-Found Han Tomb Relics and Male Corpse”, in China Reconstructs, volume XXIV, number 10, Peking, →OCLC, page 40, column 1. From the entry inter
• Other heads possessing similar qualities were dug up from early Han tombs in Pao-chi district, Shensi Province.1950, Lubor Hájek, Chinese Art, Czechoslovakia: Spring Books, →OCLC, page 41. From the entry han
• She is the womb and the tomb: the sow that eats her farrow.1949, Joseph Campbell, The Hero with a Thousand Faces. From the entry farrow
• It clangoured through the house like a bell in a tomb.1924, Jim Tully, Beggars of Life: A Hobo Autobiography, page 67. From the entry clangour
• It looked like a tomb and smelt pretty nigh as musty and dead-and-gone.1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter XII, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC. From the entry dismal
• The office of mayor has been the tomb of many political ambitions.1907 Sept. 12, The Nation, page 222. From the entry mayor
• The great room, ordinarily aroar with life, was still and gloomy as a tomb.1903, Jack London, “Too Much Gold”, in The Faith of Men, and Other Stories, New York: Macmillan, page 105. From the entry aroar
• Finding of a nice tomb of the XIth and XIIth dynasty.1900 September, “Recent Excavations in Egypt”, in Biblia. A Monthly Journal of Oriental Research in Archæology, Ethnology, Literature…. From the entry XIth
• The tomb of the XIth or XIIIth dynasty, either princely or royal.1900 September, “Recent Excavations in Egypt”, in Biblia. A Monthly Journal of Oriental Research in Archæology, Ethnology, Literature…. From the entry XIIIth
• He was lying on his back on the central reservation like the effigy on an old church tomb.2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 26. From the entry central reservation
• The hangar was as silent as—well, as a tomb.2017 November, N. K. Jemisin, Mac Walters, chapter 8, in Mass Effect Andromeda: Initiation, 1st edition (Science Fiction), Titan Books…. From the entry lizard brain
• Some people also saw pythons among the tombs, and in Tatan Island there were even rumors of horned snakes.2015 October 3, “金門還有巨蟒嗎? [Do giant snakes still live on Kinmen?]”, in Clare Lear, transl., Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the…. From the entry Tatan
• Last November, the City of Zhoukou, Henan Province issued an administrative notice ordering families to demolish or move their ancestral tombs.2013 March 1, Hongyi Zhao, “Moving graves a headache for all”, in Beijing Today, →OCLC, page 3. From the entry Zhoukou

Meaning of tomb

1. noun A small building, or a room within one, for the remains of the dead, with walls, a roof, and (if it is to be used for more than one corpse) a door. It may be partly or wholly in the ground (except for its entrance) in a cemetery, or it may be inside a church proper or in its crypt. Single tombs may be permanently sealed; those for families (or other groups) have doors for access whenever needed.
2. noun A pit in which the dead body of a human being is deposited.
3. noun One who keeps secrets.

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How do you use tomb in a sentence?

Tomb is used as a noun and verb. For example: “I'll go to the tomb unrepentant.”

What is a short sentence with tomb?

“But Ivan's a tomb.”

What does tomb mean?

Tomb means a small building, or a room within one, for the remains of the dead, with walls, a roof, and (if it is to be used for more than one corpse) a door. It may be partly or wholly in the ground (except for its entrance) in a cemetery, or it may be inside a church proper or in its crypt. Single tombs may be permanently sealed; those for families (or other groups) have doors for access whenever needed.