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.
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In April, a University of Pennsylvania professor spoke with Fox News Digital about unearthing the tomb of an unknown pharaoh near Abydos.
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In Xianyang, China, on the banks of the Weihe River, the remains of ancient homes have been unearthed for the first time in thousands of years.
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More material would doubtless be unearthed in discovery.
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june 3, Literary Hub, 3 June 2025
Confession unearthed decades later In 2023 and 2024, prosecutors said the district attorney’s crime lab looked to DNA testing to close the case.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2025
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 5 June 2025
In Xianyang, China, on the banks of the Weihe River, the remains of ancient homes have been unearthed for the first time in thousands of years.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
More material would doubtless be unearthed in discovery.
—Deborah Baker
june 3, Literary Hub, 3 June 2025
Confession unearthed decades later In 2023 and 2024, prosecutors said the district attorney’s crime lab looked to DNA testing to close the case.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for unearth
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“Unearth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unearth. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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