buried
placed in a grave
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,572 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 11,636 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- placed in a grave also: inhumed, interred the hastily buried corpses
buried in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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See Nations slowly wise, and meanly just; To buried Merit raise the tardy Bust.
The Vanity of Human Wishes (1749) and Two · Samuel Johnson · Chapter 1
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He was buried with honors in the yard of the Dutch church in Garden Street.
Myths and Legends of Our Own Land — Volume 02 · Charles M. (Charles Montgomery) Skinner · Chapter 1
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Near the fireplace, her face buried in the ashes, lay the dead body of Widow Lerouge.
The Lerouge Case · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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He went to a wedding, well, on Thursday, taken sick on Friday, died on Saturday, buried on Sunday.
The Olden Time Series, Vol. 6 · Henry M. (Henry Mason) Brooks · Chapter 1
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However, he had no thoughts to spare for its beauty, and quickly buried his grain of sand in the earth.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1