How to Use bury in a Sentence

bury

verb
Definition of burynext
Synonyms for burynext
  • The dog buried her bone.
  • The disclaimer was buried in the fine print.
  • He buried the money in the backyard.
  • She buried her face in her hands.
  • He has learned to bury his feelings.
  • Their ancestors are buried in the local cemetery.
  • The newspaper covered the story, but it was buried in the back of section C.
  • He was buried with full military honors.
  • The area around the door frames can show names of the people buried there.
    — Lilit Marcus, CNN, 16 May 2023
  • The last person buried on top of one of the mounds was laid to rest in the 1960s.
    — Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Most of that is buried, at least publicly, for the week.
    — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 14 July 2024
  • He’s buried in the infield between the tote board and far turn of the grass course.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024
  • Her aim was to bury the hatchet in a tiny bull’s-eye, 12 feet away.
    — Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Two years on, the two appear to have buried the hatchet.
    — Rebecca Picciotto,christina Wilkie, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2024
  • In the past, these deeds have lived at the back of a brief or buried at the bottom of a web page.
    — Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
  • The cemetery where Lee is buried has served as a polling place.
    — Colleen Long, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Braid has little to no stretch in the line, and this helps bury the hook into the mouth of the fish.
    — Mark Modoski, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Samples were collected and the whale was buried on the beach.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN, 3 June 2023
  • Simply dig a hole and bury the pot as if the plants were directly in the ground.
    — Jeff Lowenfels | Alaska Gardening and Growing, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Oct. 2022
  • That set her on a mission to give voice to those whose own voices were buried both in the past and the present.
    — Steve Hochman, SPIN, 20 Nov. 2023
  • In that case, the most prudent thing to do might be to dig a hole in the ground and bury your money there.
    — Matthew Scogin, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Kravitz said it should have been considered for the top-spot on the site, but it was buried.
    — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 21 July 2023
  • Until then, many towns prefer to bury their head in the sand.
    — Lucy Alexander, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2023
  • If Kendrick shows up for a cameo, all your dogs gettin’ buried.
    — August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Green buried the off-balance shot and turned it into a four-point play.
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The Nelsons buried Stefano in a shallow grave the next day, but that was the least of their concerns.
    — David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Aug. 2023
  • To thwart them, make small cages around the bulbs from chicken wire, then bury the bulb inside them.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Once in a while, CSN would bury their differences and tour again.
    — Bill Wyman, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Following the private funeral, there will be a motorcade through Plains to his home, where he is set to be buried.
    — Caroline Linton, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2025
  • The remaining low-quality gold was buried deep and was expensive to extract.
    — Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2025

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