bury
verb (used with object)
to put in the ground and cover with earth.
is burying
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present progressiveof bury (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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In Altadena, Edison is burying the smaller distribution lines, which carry power to homes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
Natalia is burying her husband for the second time.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026
“Right now the wreck is burying itself again,” Mr. Meide said.
From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2022
“We’re teaching them love is self-denial, love is burying yourself and then moping about it,” she said.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2022
Minerva is burying all her poems and papers and letters.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
