burying

Example Sentences

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In sudden-death overtime against Sweden in the quarterfinals, Hughes waved off a substitution just before burying the game-winner that kept his country’s medal dreams alive.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

By burying her little dress in the walls of their new family home, his focus had been on "preserving Marylyn, wanting something to last forever", Gaynor said.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Radical honesty is the only way to move forward, which is why burying the truth to manufacture a new narrative in its place does nothing but harm.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

And then on top of that, to have this appetite where he clearly is just eating all the time, burying his feelings in that, he’s very connected and then disconnected to his body.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Roza cracked the rear door and crawled inside, burying herself in tarps and cleats and empty shopping bags.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby