burying

Example Sentences

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Spaeny says, burying her head in her hands.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Mohammed Asasa had only just returned home after burying his 80-year-old father Hussein when several children ran into the house shouting, "the settlers are digging up the grave!"

From BBC • May 10, 2026

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

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

She added that she wasn’t “concerned with burying things,” but with “digging up” undercover messages.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield