was burying
- past progressive of bury.
Example Sentences
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If Gaetz's goal was burying the findings, he may have just ensured that they get much wider hearing than they would have if he had just kept quiet.
From Salon ● Nov. 15, 2024
If H. naledi, with its small brain, was burying its dead, using fire as a light source and creating engravings, then scientists may need to rethink the connection between brain size and behavior.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 5, 2023
“At 33, I was burying my own generation of gay men,” she said.
From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2022
Unable to wash their bodies at all, he said he felt he was burying them like animals.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 6, 2021
The next morning Momma was burying Joey in all her clothes again.
From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis
