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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One of them was a former Monsanto worker who spent three years helping to seal toxic waste underground and said staff had "cheap" protective equipment and were not told what they were burying.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
That these avalanches were burying prime-age females “is a really big deal,” said Dr. Flesch, who was also not involved in the study, because when females are disproportionately removed from a population, recovery is slow.
From New York Times ● May 1, 2024
Mourners were burying the victim at different graveyards in the city and elsewhere.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 31, 2023
“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
