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Example sentences for "disinter"

Lexicographically close words:
disintegrating; disintegration; disintegrations; disintegrator; disintegrators; disinterested; disinterestedly; disinterestedness; disinterment; disinterred
  1. He remained there from eleven in the morning till half-past six in the evening, when his servant went to disinter him.

  2. Upon these indications they resolved to disinter all those who had died within a certain time, &c.

  3. The only way to be delivered from their haunting, is to disinter them, cut off their head, impale them, burn them, or pierce their heart.

  4. This Christian Sangley was one of the insurgents, and, desiring to appease this god, managed with others to disinter it, entreating its protection on the present occasion.

  5. To prove this, the company proposed to disinter his body, after the suit had been pending eighteen months, upon the sole testimony of his physician, that the deceased had said that he had been told of such an accident and operation.

  6. Still, it was one solution of a problem otherwise so utterly hopeless that I, heartsick, had long since wearied of the solving and carried my hurt buried deep, fearful lest my prying senses should stir me to disinter the dead hope lying there.

  7. As to the walls, Megillus, I agree with Sparta in thinking that they should be allowed to sleep in the earth, and that we should not attempt to disinter them (compare Arist.

  8. The labouring ghost disdainful paused and said, "To dig the grave is Death my father's care, I disinter the dead Under the stars.

  9. I believe if I made an effort I could disinter some dozens of such memories, more and more faded until the marginal ones would be featureless and all but altogether effaced.

  10. All those other impressions went then to the dusty lumber room from which I now so slightingly disinter them.

  11. Howitt was eventually sent back to disinter the remains of the explorers, and bring them to Melbourne, where they received a public funeral, and a statue was erected to their memory.

  12. On his return to Melbourne, Howitt was sent back to disinter the remains of the explorers, and bring them down to Melbourne, which task he safely accomplished.

  13. Disinter the body, take it on your shoulders and cast it into the sewer which is in the square where the three streets meet.

  14. Go now to the country-house, disinter the body, and carry it up to the ground-floor.

  15. You will disinter the body, and you will throw it into the sewer.

  16. It was not the custom to disinter those in purgatory; but they hoped that M.

  17. If we disinter thy body, and cease praying to God for thee, wilt thou be the less damned?

  18. If a man shall bury in the earth either the corpse of a dog or the corpse of a man, and if he shall not disinter it within the second year, what is the penalty for it?

  19. If a man shall bury in the earth either the corpse of a dog or the corpse of a man, and if he shall not disinter it within half a year, what is the penalty that he shall pay?

  20. If a man shall bury in the earth either the corpse of a dog or the corpse of a man, and if he shall not disinter it within a year, what is the penalty that he shall pay?

  21. The Chief Pilot caused him to be buried in the sea; not being willing that it should be on shore, lest the natives should disinter and insult his remains.

  22. Then, if he should do so, can't you get two men who know how to handle a shovel quickly, to disinter it a second time?

  23. I then went out to see the grave-diggers, and used such convincing arguments that they willingly agreed to disinter the body.

  24. And may disinter the body for such inquisition (Code Crim.

  25. Coroner to hold inquest or to disinter same for inquisition (Code, secs.

  26. The freedom of the Tyrol is buried on Mount Isel near Innspruck, and we will disinter the golden treasure there and cause it to shed its lustre once more on our mountains and valleys.

  27. I shall be as punctual as the digger after a hidden treasure, who must disinter it at the stated hour, if he does not want to lose it entirely.

  28. To put a term to this fearful evil, the villagers were advised by their Heyduke, who had had before some experience in such matters, to disinter the body of Arnod Paole.

  29. Then, in any case, what more natural than to disinter the body of a supposed visitant, to know why he is unquiet in the grave?

  30. It was not the custom to disinter those in purgatory; but they hoped that Monsieur St. Memin would prevent this extraordinary affront by giving money.


  31. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "disinter" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    disclose; excavate; expose; reveal; uncover; unearth