lie buried
Frequency: 6.06.5 per million words
To be in a grave or hidden underground.
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Examples (10)
- The king lies buried at Jedburgh Abbey.
- What secrets lie buried in the past?
- An ancient treasure chest is said to lie buried somewhere on this island.
- For centuries, the Roman villa lay buried beneath layers of soil.
- The victim's body lay buried in a shallow grave for weeks before being discovered.
- Deep beneath the Antarctic ice, a vast mountain range lies buried.
- Painful memories from his childhood still lie buried deep within his subconscious.
- The truth about the scandal lay buried in classified documents for decades.
- Within that simple story lies buried a profound philosophical message.
- She felt that her true potential lay buried under the weight of family expectations.