1.   Both weapons have survived repeated efforts in recent years to nail the coffin shut on their chances.

2.   Every time the Wildcats thought they had nailed the coffin shut, the Aggies jammed their first through the lid.

3.   He would nail the coffin shut on the New Deal approach to government.

4.   Taking the pressure, the Hurricanes nailed the coffin shut when George Leaupepe scored deep into injury time to seal the match.