buried

Example Sentences

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The vanishing summer job is two experiences buried in one statistic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

They gave the U.S. a perpetual concession for the cemetery where most of those fallen Americans are buried.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Soot streaks the walls, while suitcases and clothes remain buried beneath dust, rubble and twisted steel.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Its appearance only after the comet had already passed close to the Sun suggests the methane was buried beneath the surface.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

“Did you hear about Long John Turing here? Invested his life savings in silver ingots and buried them in some secret spot.”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin