had disinterred
- past perfect of disinter.
Example Sentences
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By the time Archeologist Acosta had disinterred his pyramid, the Mexican government had upped its grant by another 11,000 pesos.
From Time Magazine Archive
Wild beasts had disinterred many of the bodies, and human bones were bleaching in the rains of summer.
From The Deerslayer by Cooper, James Fenimore
That Quenu, by the way, was a lucky fellow; he wasn't a beauty himself, yet he had secured a beautiful wife, who had disinterred a fortune for him.
From The Fat and the Thin by Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred
Bud had disinterred the deputy sheriff's badge, and began to polish it by the primitive but effectual method of spitting on it and then rubbing vigorously on his sleeve.
From Cow-Country by Bower, B. M.
The authorities which he needed were already in print, and his books would not have been better if he had disinterred a few more facts from unprinted sources.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" by Various
