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
Like La Brea, what began as a commercial enterprise also unearthed scientific and historical treasures.
—
Ian Rose, JSTOR Daily, 23 July 2025
Jallon and her colleagues looked at the piles of animal bones archaeologists have unearthed at both sites.
—ArsTechnica, 18 July 2025
Video footage unearthed by NBC News following Epstein’s federal indictment in 2019 showed the two chatting at a party at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in 1992.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 18 July 2025
The living begins at the base of the tower at the foyer, which features a cascading water feature and a wall of tools unearthed in the 1940s that were once used by linesman to repair the tower.
—Sandra Barrera, Oc Register, 16 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for unearth
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Ian Rose, JSTOR Daily, 23 July 2025
Jallon and her colleagues looked at the piles of animal bones archaeologists have unearthed at both sites.
—ArsTechnica, 18 July 2025
Video footage unearthed by NBC News following Epstein’s federal indictment in 2019 showed the two chatting at a party at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in 1992.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 18 July 2025
The living begins at the base of the tower at the foyer, which features a cascading water feature and a wall of tools unearthed in the 1940s that were once used by linesman to repair the tower.
—Sandra Barrera, Oc Register, 16 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for unearth
Cite this Entry
“Unearth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unearth. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share