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 -
How much was unearthed for the first time in your video?
— Vulture, 22 Dec. 2023 -
Read on to unearth and shop the lust-worthy items at the top of her list.
— Alexis Bennett, Vogue, 19 July 2023 -
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 -
Thomas dug some more and unearthed a second ear and gave it to one of the women.
— Annie Gowen, Washington Post, 12 July 2024 -
This set comes with a dig-out fossils and tools that can be used to unearth it.
— Good Housekeeping, 18 Nov. 2022 -
Read Next World 3,400-year-old site — where the Pharaoh relaxed — unearthed in Egypt.
— Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 29 May 2024 -
Get Dunleavy — who crushed last year’s draft — a chance to unearth one.
— Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 12 May 2024 -
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 -
Knowing all these things will lead you to unearth what is sure to be the perfect present.
— Christian Allaire, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2021 -
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 -
In 2022, fragments of a statue of Hercules were unearthed at the site.
— Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024 -
This is not the first ancient gravesite that has been unearthed with eggs inside.
— Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2024 -
Meanwhile, the Faithful must try and unearth the identities of the Traitors.
— Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 20 Oct. 2022 -
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 -
If there’s a unique talent on the Dolphins, McDaniel needs to unearth it.
— Hal Habib, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2022 -
Gorsuch responded that the court’s job was to unearth the meaning of the statute before it.
— BostonGlobe.com, 29 Apr. 2021 -
But the die-hard Spider-Man fans who unearth the set photos will notice.
— Chris Smith, BGR, 8 Sep. 2021 -
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 -
The oldest grape seed fossils found so far were unearthed in India and date back 66 million years, to about the time of the dinosaurs’ demise.
— Ashley Strickland, CNN, 2 July 2024 -
Starr’s comments in AARP aren’t the first time he’s clarified how the two rock stars unearthed and finished the track either.
— Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2023 -
While there, the priests unearth shocking secrets of the town’s history.
— Manori Ravindran, Variety, 15 Feb. 2022 -
His search history unearthed queries for equipment that could melt gold, along with news updates on the heist.
— Hazlitt, 1 Mar. 2023 -
The brooch was found in 2020, when metal detectorist Iain Sansome unearthed it on a farm in the village of Cheddar.
— Gretchen Smail, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Oct. 2023 -
The edgy vibe of the look feels Reputation-coded, and left fans unearthing easter eggs.
— Brittany Talarico, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2024 -
Museo Frida Kahlo did not unearth the collection for 50 years.
— Lauren Warnecke, chicagotribune.com, 6 Apr. 2022 -
Advertisement Archaeologists also unearthed brooches, necklace beads, knives, and even a small shard of glass that may have served as an amulet.
— James Brooks, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024 -
Investigators had unearthed new details about Lindsay’s case that had the potential to seem damning in court.
— Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
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