exhume
verb (used with object)
to dig (something buried, especially a dead body) out of the earth; disinter.
exhumation
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a word derived from
exhume.
Example Sentences
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"If someone were not afraid of the truth, the exhumation would have been carried out long ago," Rybarska, carrying a Polish flag, added.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
The association has campaigned on behalf of the descendants of Franco's victims for decades, with its work including the exhumation of mass graves.
From Barron's ● Feb. 9, 2026
But it is Mr. Blair’s account of several millennia of inhumation and exhumation, rather than several centuries of fiction writing, that raises the most significant questions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025
Unconvinced by the circumstances surrounding his death, the sons filed an application for the exhumation of their father's body and a formal investigation into the cause of death.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2025
Who knows what could have taken place there between the date of burial and on the days before the exhumation?
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
