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On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Tomb. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as grave or place and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.

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Tomb meaning

  1. 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. A pit in which the dead body of a human being is deposited.
  3. One who keeps secrets.

Synonyms of Tomb

grave topographic point place spot

Related words

Other words often associated with Tomb or its synonyms:

point post move fleck mar sedate weighty office smear daub serious rank

Using Tomb

  • The main meaning on this page is: 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. | A pit in which the dead body of a human being is deposited. | One who keeps secrets.
  • Useful related words include: grave, topographic point, place, spot.
  • In the example corpus, tomb often appears in combinations such as: the tomb, tomb of, tomb raider.

Context around Tomb

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 32.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 12 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

royal 2× new 2× empty 2× 2014 1× named 1× built 1× english 1× german 1×

Often after:

raider 8× raidershadow 2× iii 1× walls 1× wrapping 1× intended 1× itself 1× bears 1×

Sentence patterns with Tomb

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

of the tomb 2× of the tomb raider 2× of the tomb raidershadow of 2× above the tomb is painted 1× and for tomb raider iii 1× buried in tomb iii 1× first three tomb raider games 1× from its tomb to the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

although creon has 1× behold i have 1× for his work 1× his death may 1× in 1993 greek 1× last month the 1×

Common sentence endings:

of the tomb 2× the tomb raider 2× a world tour 1× by the studio 1× crowned golden eagles 1× for someone else 1×

Words around Tomb

Just before it in the word index:

tomawis 3 tomatometer 10 tomatoes 771 tomato 580 tomatlan 2 tomatin 3

Just after it in the word index:

tomba 6 tombac 2 tombalbaye 2 tomball 7 tombari 3 tombaugh 24

Similar in corpus frequency:

belichick 710 champagne 710 developmental 710 ellen 710 extensions 710 hail 710

Corpus analysis for Tomb

  • In this selection, "tomb" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 32.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, royal, new, empty, raider, raidershadow and iii stand out and add context to how "tomb" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include of the tomb and of the tomb raider. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "tomb" sits close to words such as belichick, champagne and developmental, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with tomb

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The full list of games includes Rise of the Tomb RaiderShadow of the Tomb Raider. (15 words)

The two men rush to the empty tomb and the Beloved Disciple is the first to reach the empty tomb. (20 words)

But when he received word from Mary that the tomb was empty, he ran to the tomb to see for himself. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

And he said to me: I am Jesus, whose body thou didst beg from Pilate, and wrap in clean linen; and thou didst lay a napkin on my face, and didst lay me in thy new tomb, and roll a stone to the door of the tomb. (47 words)

This took place amongst an intense debate as to whether the Lord of Sipán and the contents of the tomb should be housed in Brüning, the Museo de la Nación or in a new purpose-built “tomb” before or after perhaps going on a world tour. (46 words)

The elevation of this escarpment can still be measured by the height of the two knolls of the two great sepulchres which enclose the road from Genappe to Brussels: one, the English tomb, is on the left; the other, the German tomb, is on the right. (46 words)

Example sentences (20)

But when he received word from Mary that the tomb was empty, he ran to the tomb to see for himself.

In 1993, Greek archaeologist Triantafyllos Papazois developed the theory that it is not Philip II of Macedon who is buried in the royal tomb II at Vergina, Greece, but it is actually Alexander the Great while his son Alexander IV is buried in tomb III.

The second tomb, that of a priest named Men Kheber, was carved in rock and features depictions of the deceased himself on the tomb walls, as well as in a one-metre-long (three foot) alabaster statue, Youssef told reporters.

Recent reports say that the next film will be a blend of Rise of the Tomb RaiderShadow of the Tomb Raider, but those have not been confirmed by the studio.

The 2014 Tomb Raider restart, simply named Tomb Raider, brought Lara Croft into the modern era, and won a plenty of praise for it.

During that time, the tomb was also made available to scientists, including a team from the Polytechnic University of Turin who in 2018 concluded that no secret chamber exists behind Tut’s tomb.

The full list of games includes Rise of the Tomb RaiderShadow of the Tomb Raider.

This took place amongst an intense debate as to whether the Lord of Sipán and the contents of the tomb should be housed in Brüning, the Museo de la Nación or in a new purpose-built “tomb” before or after perhaps going on a world tour.

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Last month the folks at Square Enix announced the next installment in the Tomb Raider series called Shadow of the Tomb Raider.

Although Creon has a change of heart and heads to the tomb to release Antigone, Creon's son Hæmon (who was engaged to Antigone) stabs himself after seeing that Antigone has hanged herself in the tomb.

And he said to me: I am Jesus, whose body thou didst beg from Pilate, and wrap in clean linen; and thou didst lay a napkin on my face, and didst lay me in thy new tomb, and roll a stone to the door of the tomb.

Behold, I have put him in my new tomb, wrapping in clean linen; and I have rolled a stone to the door of the tomb.

For his work on the first three Tomb Raider games, he was given fairly minimal briefs, and for Tomb Raider III he was working on the game as a freelancer as he had left the company.

His death may have occurred unexpectedly, before the completion of a grander royal tomb, so that his mummy was buried in a tomb intended for someone else.

Over the years, souvenir hunters removed fragments of the headstone of his tomb and eventually, the overall condition of the tomb was deemed unsuitable for General Putnam's remains.

The Aedicule has two rooms, the first holding the Angel's Stone, which is believed to be a fragment of the large stone that sealed the tomb; the second is the tomb itself.

The elevation of this escarpment can still be measured by the height of the two knolls of the two great sepulchres which enclose the road from Genappe to Brussels: one, the English tomb, is on the left; the other, the German tomb, is on the right.

The tomb of Pope Pius X Following his beatification, on 17 February 1952, Pius X's body was transferred from its tomb to the Vatican basilica and placed under the altar of the chapel of the Presentation.

The two men rush to the empty tomb and the Beloved Disciple is the first to reach the empty tomb.

The wooden panel at the western end of his tomb bears a painting of the martyrdom of Becket, and the tester, or wooden canopy, above the tomb is painted with Henry's personal motto, 'Soverayne', alternated by crowned golden eagles.

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Common combinations with tomb

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "tomb" in a sentence?
An example: "But when he received word from Mary that the tomb was empty, he ran to the tomb to see for himself." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "tomb" from authentic English texts.
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.
What are synonyms of "tomb"?
Common synonyms of "tomb" include: grave, topographic point, place, spot.
How many example sentences with "tomb" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "tomb", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.