How do you use the word "bury" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "bury": Dogs often bury bones. We will bury you.

Bury Meaning

/ˈbɛɹi/

Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

verbTo ritualistically inter in a grave or tomb.

verbTo ritualistically inter in a grave or tomb., To kill or murder.

Sentence Examples

Dogs often bury bones.

We will bury you.

Let's bury the hatchet and be friends again!

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

inter

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

After the funeral, the family will carefully ____ the casket in the ground.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The dog tried to ____ its bone in the middle of the back garden.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *burgijaną Proto-West Germanic *burgijan Old English byrġan Middle English birien English bury Middle English birien, berien, from Old English byrġan, from Proto-West Germanic *burgijan, from Proto-Germanic *burgijaną (“to keep safe”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ- (“to defend, protect”). Cognate with Icelandic byrgja (“to cover, shut; to hold in”); West Frisian bergje (“to keep”), German bergen (“to save/rescue something”), Danish bjerge (“to save/rescue something or somebody”); also Eastern Lithuanian bir̃ginti (“to save, spare”), Russian бере́чь (beréčʹ, “to spare”), Ossetian ӕмбӕрзын (æmbærzyn, “to cover”). The spelling with ⟨u⟩ represents the pronunciation of the West Midland and Southern dialects, while the Modern English pronunciation with /ɛ/ is from the Kentish dialects. Compare typologically Russian хорони́ть (xoronítʹ) (akin to храни́ть (xranítʹ).

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"Later that morning, they wrapped Ian in a wildebeest skin and buried him near a shepherd tree." — 2013, Eleanor Morse, White Dog Fell From the Sky:

"Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale.[…]Rock-filled torrents smashed vehicles and homes, burying victims under rubble and sludge." — 2013 June 29, “High and wet”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, page 28:

"The Thai government has been trying to bury the memory of the revolution that gave birth to democracy in Thailand." — 2017 June 29, Eugene Mark, “Time to Truly Understand Thailand’s 1932 Revolution”, in The Diplomat, Diplomat Media Inc., retrieved 23 Jun 2020:

"Beyond the daily firefighting, these managers and executives are overwhelmed in details and buried in administrative work" — 2013 November 17, Mike Weinberg, “Are You Moving the Needle on High Payoff Activity or Drowning in Details & Admin?”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):

"We live in an age when people are buried with information and nobody knows anything" — 2014 April 25, Kelly Egan, “Egan: All the information, but far too few answers”, in Ottawa Citizen:

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