bury
verb (used with object)
to put in the ground and cover with earth.
have been burying
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present perfect progressiveof bury.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Families have been burying their dead—as best they can.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026
"Successive governments have been burying their heads in the sand on this, basically listening to a small vociferous minority who don't want to see reintroduction of things like pine martens and beavers."
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2023
But more utilities have been burying power lines in response to bigger and more destructive natural disasters.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 16, 2023
The monks have been burying the dead in graves in the churchyards.
From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2022
More and more lately, Quichua words have been burying themselves deeper and deeper in dark places in my memory.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
