Example Sentences

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"This hearing is what we have been waiting for," Father Flavie Villanueva said after saying a prayer over Joewarski's remains, the 126th body his non-profit group has exhumed as potential evidence.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

The nonprofit Guatemalan Forensic Anthropology Foundation has exhumed more than 8,200 bodies in communities and at military bases and identified nearly 4,000 since 1992, said its director, Fredy Peccerelli.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2023

Just in time, because Roman's guy has exhumed Matsson's blood brick harassment story, which he shares with Ken.

From Salon • May 8, 2023

Now, decades later, she has exhumed and rebranded the phrase in her new novel, “Fear of Dying,” which is being billed as the “spiritual” sequel to “Fear of Flying” and is being released on Tuesday.

From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2015

By this time the Second Officer has exhumed an oblong wooden case containing a worn violin.

From An Ocean Tramp by McFee, William