exhume
verb (used with object)
to dig (something buried, especially a dead body) out of the earth; disinter.
was exhuming
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past progressiveof exhume.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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South Carolina’s state police agency said last year that it was exhuming her body.
From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2023
Braving the ghouls, I was exhuming a knowledge not found in lecture halls.
From Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
