bury
verb (used with object)
to put in the ground and cover with earth.
Example Sentences
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At every turn, Schoenbrun buries the movie alive, heaping layer upon layer of meta subtext onto it.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
The commission is a German non-profit organisation that searches, recovers and buries the war dead on behalf of the German government.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Dozens of crumbling buildings in Venezuela's decimated earthquake zone bear a spray-painted letter 'D' -- a sign that buries any hope of finding life beneath the rubble.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
A revamped Rose Garden that buries the past and statues that diminish what the people they depict stood for.
From Slate ● May 18, 2026
He pulls me to his chest and buries his face in my neck.
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
