Example Sentences

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Families have been burying their dead—as best they can.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

In Gaza, Palestinians have been burying their dead.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2025

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