shallow grave

collocation in English

meaningsofshallowandgrave

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shallow
adjective
uk
/ˈʃæl.əʊ/us
/ˈʃæl.oʊ/
having only a short distance from the top to ...
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grave
noun[C]
uk
/ɡreɪv/us
/ɡreɪv/
a place in the ground where a dead person ...
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(Definition ofshallowandgravefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It does not rest on theshallowgraveof a media soundbite, which some people might suggest.
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His body was exhumed from ashallowgrave, as was the body of an aboriginal man and both were taken back to the homestead.
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That led to a discovery of ashallowgrave, containing decaying remains of a younger woman.
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Two other bodies were later discovered dumped in ashallowgrave.
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Five days later the bodies of the four victims were found in ashallowgravewithin a cemetery.
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Gongadze was found in ashallowgravein 2000.
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It was all scripted how they buried him in ashallowgrave, how they dealt with it, and how it all exploded.
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The remains are then placed in a biodegradeable casket, which is then interred in ashallowgrave.
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The body had been buried in ashallowgrave, but dingos and foxes had apparently uncovered it.
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Some time afterwards the body was stolen and eventually recovered from ashallowgrave14 months later.
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He and his sergeant escape, but are presumed missing in action (the sergeant is later found buried in ashallowgrave).
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His coffin was removed,shallowgravewas deepened.
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After rumors circulated, a search was made for theshallowgrave, which was found over two weeks later.
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As soon as the bodies of the accused were cut down from the trees, they were thrown into ashallowgraveand the crowd dispersed.
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The remains of the troops were interred at the site in the sameshallowgrave.
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In one form, ashallowgravewas covered with a rock pile.
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He later buried his wife in ashallowgravein their backyard.
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Initially a shallow shell scrape is dug, much like a veryshallowgravewhich provides very limited protection.
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It will only end in tears, several years of forced servitude, and ashallowgravenear mile marker 117.
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