burying
- present participle of bury.
Example Sentences
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As international rescue teams packed up and ended attempts to find survivors, attention shifted to mourning those lost and burying the remains that families have recovered from the ruins.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
Someone else threw out the idea of burying the ring for Danielle to find.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
After James and his wife had difficulty conceiving, he had what he describes as an "ostrich moment"; months of burying his head in the sand while his partner went through all the checks and tests.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Reduce emissions, ultimately, by capturing them and burying them underground.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026
My own teammates almost killed me in the end zone, mobbing me, burying me under a pile of bodies, like they never saw a touchdown before.
From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli
