bury
verb (used with object)
to put in the ground and cover with earth.
was burying
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past progressiveof bury.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Nepal was burying on Monday some of the hundreds of bodies retrieved after a deadly, tsunami-like flood crashed through the Himalayan region, sweeping away villages and leaving thousands still missing.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
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
Neanderthals painted cave walls, Homo heidelbergensis hunted large animals like rhinos and hippos, and some scientists think even the small-brained Homo naledi was burying its dead in South African cave systems.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2023
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
But when he talks about it now he says the place was burying him.
From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor
