unearthed; unearthing; unearths
1
: to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume
unearth treasure
unearth an old photo album
2
: to make known or public : bring to light
unearth a scandal
Examples of unearth in a Sentence
An old document was unearthed from the files.
They unearthed evidence that he had accepted bribes.
Recent Examples on the Web
In 2022, fragments of a statue of Hercules were unearthed at the site.
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
But a new study digs into details of rat bones unearthed at settlement sites and collected from shipwrecks across eastern North America.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 3 Apr. 2024
In between acts, one of the best ways to hide out from the punishing desert sun is to unearth one of Coachella’s secret speakeasies.
—Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Show more sharing options By the standards of women’s professional soccer, gold has been unearthed in east Mission Valley since Jill Ellis and Ron Burkle founded the Wave and moved them into San Diego State’s new stadium.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2024
Was North Wilkesboro Speedway home base for some moonshine runners after all?
Speedway Motorsports Inc. officials have unearthed the possibility.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2024
Now, archaeologists in Italy have unearthed further details on how the Romans were able to build such durable and iconic structures such as the Colosseum and Pantheon.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024
His research unearthed startling statistics regarding the men and women charged with being the first on what is usually a dire scene: Shorter lifespan, higher rates of PTSD, increased risk of suicide due to PTSD and higher cancer rates due to the hazards of the job, especially in firefighters.
—Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 21 Mar. 2024
Then a horse cemetery was unearthed. ‘Elite equestrians’ On Elverton Street, in the neighborhood of Westminster, just streets away from Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey, a housing redevelopment project began in the mid-1990’s, the researchers said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2024
Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
But a new study digs into details of rat bones unearthed at settlement sites and collected from shipwrecks across eastern North America.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 3 Apr. 2024
In between acts, one of the best ways to hide out from the punishing desert sun is to unearth one of Coachella’s secret speakeasies.
—Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Show more sharing options By the standards of women’s professional soccer, gold has been unearthed in east Mission Valley since Jill Ellis and Ron Burkle founded the Wave and moved them into San Diego State’s new stadium.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2024
Was North Wilkesboro Speedway home base for some moonshine runners after all?
Speedway Motorsports Inc. officials have unearthed the possibility.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2024
Now, archaeologists in Italy have unearthed further details on how the Romans were able to build such durable and iconic structures such as the Colosseum and Pantheon.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024
His research unearthed startling statistics regarding the men and women charged with being the first on what is usually a dire scene: Shorter lifespan, higher rates of PTSD, increased risk of suicide due to PTSD and higher cancer rates due to the hazards of the job, especially in firefighters.
—Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 21 Mar. 2024
Then a horse cemetery was unearthed. ‘Elite equestrians’ On Elverton Street, in the neighborhood of Westminster, just streets away from Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey, a housing redevelopment project began in the mid-1990’s, the researchers said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2024
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“Unearth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unearth. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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