were burying
- past progressive of bury.
Example Sentences
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On a recent afternoon, Poppe — PG&E’s CEO since 2021 — visited a construction site between Sacramento and San Francisco where crews were burying a stretch of overhead power lines.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 16, 2023
While Parisse and his team-mates lapped up the adulation from the stands, Glasgow were burying their heads after a hugely frustrating performance.
From BBC ● May 19, 2023
Mourners were burying the victim at different graveyards in the city and elsewhere.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 31, 2023
The iceberg-sized pieces of the heavens that were burying their historic season last week suddenly stopped falling.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 25, 2022
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
