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
Father Bentsa told her police had exhumed Kolia and four others from their common grave six days earlier.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2022
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
Now, if others had exhumed the body for the doctor, they would not have left their tools in his stable and in so conspicuous a place.
From Out of a Labyrinth by Lawrence L. Lynch
