are burying
- present progressive of bury.
Example Sentences
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A man who lives in a house close by also told us most of those they are burying these days are children.
From BBC ● May 2, 2023
“We are burying him with our own hands, and I just think of people digging.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2022
“We are burying war and giving life to peace.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 7, 2021
“They are burying him surrounded by his assassins!” shouted Kettie Compere, a mother of two looking up at the grandstand of diplomats and Haitian politicians where Charles had settled.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 23, 2021
“Strange that they are burying him in the sea,” another said.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
