bury
verb (used with object)
to put in the ground and cover with earth.
am burying
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present progressiveof bury (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"I am burying AI at the moment, which is a lovely feeling."
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
“My older son, Enis, was also killed; we buried him in 2005. Now I am burying Salim,” Mustafic said.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 11, 2022
“Sorry, sah. Sorry, sah. I am burying the manscrit here, I know I am burying it here.”
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
It is true, I am burying my dead, and, as there are unfortunately a great many of them, it takes me a long time to do it.
From Andreas Hofer by L. (Luise) Mühlbach
While I am burying hope or love he is in the full enjoyment of all that makes for happiness and prosperity.
From The Conquest of Fear by Basil King
