bury
verb (used with object)
to put in the ground and cover with earth.
were 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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"They all even had reserved seats, but there was no reserved seats for the three families who were burying their children," the statement said.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2025
Mourners were burying the victim at different graveyards in the city and elsewhere.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 31, 2023
“We were last into these court proceedings because we were burying, we were at wakes and shivas. . . . Please, just a small amount of time, that’s all we ask.”
From Washington Post ● Oct. 17, 2021
“We were burying that whole era of immense self-confidence that led us to Vietnam,” Sheehan later said.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 7, 2021
But you know, I felt they were burying him too quick.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
