bury completely

Frequency: 6.89.5 per million words

To cover something entirely so that no part of it is visible.

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Examples (10)

  • The avalanche completely buried the small mountain village.
  • After the sandstorm, the ancient ruins were completely buried.
  • He tried to completely bury the painful memories of his past.
  • The treasure was so well hidden, it was completely buried under layers of rock and soil.
  • By winter, the heavy snowfall will have completely buried the hiking trails.
  • She completely buried her face in the pillow and sobbed.
  • The key evidence was completely buried within thousands of pages of documents.
  • Make sure you completely bury the compost in the garden to help it decompose.
  • The fallen leaves had completely buried the pathway by the end of autumn.
  • The scandal was so big that even the most powerful media outlets couldn't completely bury it.