How to Use unearth in a Sentence
unearth
verb- An old document was unearthed from the files.
- They unearthed evidence that he had accepted bribes.
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The team has unearthed and mapped at least 300 tombs to date.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 July 2024
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How much was unearthed for the first time in your video?
—Vulture, 22 Dec. 2023
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Read on to unearth and shop the lust-worthy items at the top of her list.
—Alexis Bennett, Vogue, 19 July 2023
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Ms Otele is leading a project to unearth how the proceeds of the trade were spent in the city.
—The Economist, 13 June 2020
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Teams shouldn’t need a first- or second-round pick in the draft to unearth an NFL star.
—Omar Kelly, Sun Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2022
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Thomas dug some more and unearthed a second ear and gave it to one of the women.
—Annie Gowen, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
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This set comes with a dig-out fossils and tools that can be used to unearth it.
—Good Housekeeping, 18 Nov. 2022
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The whole thing felt just kind of like this artifact that had been unearthed from the past.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2024
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Read Next World 3,400-year-old site — where the Pharaoh relaxed — unearthed in Egypt.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 29 May 2024
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Get Dunleavy — who crushed last year’s draft — a chance to unearth one.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 12 May 2024
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The layers at the tip of his tusk had strontium levels that matched the site where he had been unearthed.
—Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2024
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Knowing all these things will lead you to unearth what is sure to be the perfect present.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2021
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There is also a chance that the DNA tests unearth a bit of drama within the herd.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 30 June 2020
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Knowing all of these things is what will lead you to unearth what is sure to be the perfect present.
—Alexis Bennett, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2021
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In 2022, fragments of a statue of Hercules were unearthed at the site.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
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This is not the first ancient gravesite that has been unearthed with eggs inside.
—Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2024
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And how about this old bathroom photograph from the Met Gala, unearthed by The Cut?
—Sam Sifton, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2020
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Mining the past to unearth fables for the present can be the lazy filmmaker’s way out.
—Hau Chu, Twin Cities, 27 June 2019
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Bastien and others worked on weekends and even through some light rain to unearth about 60 bones.
—Kirk Mitchell, The Denver Post, 16 July 2019
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Meanwhile, the Faithful must try and unearth the identities of the Traitors.
—Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 20 Oct. 2022
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For the first time last year, Robb Report scoured the world to unearth the 50 best luxury hotels.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 10 July 2024
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If there’s a unique talent on the Dolphins, McDaniel needs to unearth it.
—Hal Habib, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2022
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Gorsuch responded that the court’s job was to unearth the meaning of the statute before it.
—BostonGlobe.com, 29 Apr. 2021
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But the die-hard Spider-Man fans who unearth the set photos will notice.
—Chris Smith, BGR, 8 Sep. 2021
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On top of that, just using the mobile app to find more features or unearth new skills to use and games to play is a bit of a chore.
—Nick Statt, The Verge, 5 Nov. 2018
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The 2,000-year-old fig is one of many items that have been unearthed during excavations in the area.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 27 Nov. 2024
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Tim Thompson When the bones were first unearthed, archaeologists wouldn’t have had the technology to probe the intriguing marks much further.
—Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2025
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Per the suit, this information was unearthed after lawyers for the owners read through 7 million pages of documents and conducted 100 days of depositions.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 29 Apr. 2025
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