disinterred

Example Sentences

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Some reports claimed remains housed there had been disinterred.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025

Allen was among 388 service members whose remains went unidentified before a 2015 program in which bodies were disinterred for DNA analysis.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 18, 2023

Several graves were being disinterred during my visit.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2023

The leader of the Falange was disinterred in a private ceremony in presence of his family, away from public scrutiny.

From Washington Times • Apr. 24, 2023

Like those disinterred dead from his childhood that had been relocated to accommodate a highway.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy