exhume
verb (used with object)
to dig (something buried, especially a dead body) out of the earth; disinter.
had exhumed
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past perfectof exhume.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Police in Lagos said they had exhumed Mohbad's body and conducted an autopsy, bowing to pressure from supporters who have taken to social media to demand an investigation.
From Reuters ● Sep. 22, 2023
The unusual arrangement suggests that the people had exhumed these remains from another location and then reburied them in Gurgy.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 10, 2023
Then came the news several months later that Trina had exhumed and cremated their father’s remains.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 14, 2021
Then investigator Bob Rahn called Sept. 21 with the news: The DNA tests on the body they had exhumed had come back negative.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 12, 2020
The ghoulish flood had exhumed the poor, decayed pine coffin, which now lay half-exposed, in pitiful contrast to the pompous monolith which, like a giant note of admiration, emphasized the disclosure.
From The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce — Volume 2: In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians by Ambrose Bierce
