lay in the grave

Example Sentences

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But beneath this mask of habit the heart had withered, a while ago, to dust, and lay in the grave of his only son.

From The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

Some bison bones lay in the grave as if a food-offering had been made.

From Anthropology by Marett, R. R. (Robert Ranulph)

In his eyes, the initiate died physically, lay in the grave, and rose again.

From Christianity As Mystical Fact And The Mysteries of Antiquity by Collison, Harry

She knew his story, and how much of his heart lay in the grave of his lost love.

From Dora Thorne by Brame, Charlotte M.

The mother who lay in the grave, was the mother of my infancy; the little creature in her arms, was myself, as I had once been, hushed for ever on her bosom.

From David Copperfield by Dickens, Charles