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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The find marked the first time archaeologists have unearthed a pharaoh’s tomb since 1922, when King Tutankhamun’s burial site was identified.
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 May 2025
Magnificent murals on Roman-era Israeli tombs unearthed and open to the public
Tombs painstakingly restored by the Israel Antiquities Authority in what was Ashkelon under the Roman Empire are now available to visit by the general public.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2025
They were unearthed at the causeway of Queen Hatshepsut’s funerary temple at Deir al-Bahri on the Nile’s West Bank.
—Fatma Khaled, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2025
The government agencies worked together to identify him and unearth the bogus postage operation.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 22 May 2025
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 May 2025
Magnificent murals on Roman-era Israeli tombs unearthed and open to the public
Tombs painstakingly restored by the Israel Antiquities Authority in what was Ashkelon under the Roman Empire are now available to visit by the general public.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2025
They were unearthed at the causeway of Queen Hatshepsut’s funerary temple at Deir al-Bahri on the Nile’s West Bank.
—Fatma Khaled, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2025
The government agencies worked together to identify him and unearth the bogus postage operation.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 22 May 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 10 Jun. 2025.
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