bury
verb
, ˈbe-rē also ˈbər-\
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Bury
geographical name
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Synonyms & Antonyms for bury
Synonyms: Verb
entomb, hearse, inhume, inter, lay, put away, tomb
Antonyms: Verb
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Examples of bury in a Sentence
Verb
He was buried with full military honors. Their ancestors are buried in the local cemetery. cultures that bury their dead The dog buried her bone. He buried the money in the backyard. the search for buried treasure He has learned to bury his feelings. She buried her face in her hands. The disclaimer was buried in the fine print. The newspaper covered the story, but it was buried in the back of section C.
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The people of this region are known for burying their dead in coffins attached to the sides of cliffs, like an aerial cross-section of your average cemetery. — Caitlin Morton, Condé Nast Traveler, "Creepy Catacombs, Islands of Dolls, and 18 Other Terrifying Places for Thrill Seekers," 4 Sep. 2019 Arsenal look to have been dead and buried in the North London derby by the latter stages of the first half, being two goals down to their fierce rivals. — SI.com, "7 of the Best Moments From Another Action-Packed Premier League Weekend," 2 Sep. 2019 When the section of cliff sloughed off the bluff at Grandview Beach, a popular surfing site near Batiquitos Lagoon shortly before 3 p.m. that Friday, the victims were buried in a roughly 25- by 30-foot earthen pile. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "State senator calls on federal, state support for bluff stabilization," 28 Aug. 2019 Smaller markers assigned to specific grave plots denote who is buried in that spot -- often with only their name (in my family, only first names are used for these markers). — Ask Amy, oregonlive.com, "Ask Amy: Family at odds over what to put on mother’s gravestone," 24 Aug. 2019 Smaller markers assigned to specific grave plots denote who is buried in that spot — often with only their name (in my family, only first names are used for these markers). — Amy Dickinson, The Denver Post, "Ask Amy: Mom’s grave is going to need a larger stone," 24 Aug. 2019 The motive, authorities said, was to steal $1 million the kidnappers thought the dispensary owner had buried in the desert. — Julia Sclafani, Daily Pilot, "A ‘draining’ four days: Behind the scenes of jury deliberations in the trial of Hossein Nayeri," 17 Aug. 2019 And whole fish pulled live from the tank is buried in scallions and ginger and splashed with a bit of soy and shaoxing. — Dominic Armato, azcentral, "These are the best restaurants in Tempe," 6 Aug. 2019 Since then, Ghana has been home to African Americans thinkers and activists including Maya Angelou, Rita Marley, W.E.B Du Bois and George Padmore. Du Bois and Padmore are buried in Accra. — Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Quartz Africa, "The timely symbolism of a “400 years” visit to Ghana by Nancy Pelosi and black US congress members," 1 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bury.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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