How to Use uncover in a Sentence
uncover
verb- Archaeologists uncovered the ruins of an ancient city.
- Police uncovered a criminal plot.
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Our team wants to hear your tips, chase the leads and uncover the truth.
—Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2024
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Our team wants to hear your tips, chase the leads and uncover the truth.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2024
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Our team wants to hear your tips, chase the leads and uncover the truth.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2024
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Our team wants to hear your tips, chase the leads and uncover the truth.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2024
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Our team wants to hear your tips, chase the leads and uncover the truth.
—Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
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Our team wants to hear your tips, chase the leads and uncover the truth.
—Quinn Clark, Journal Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2024
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That said, there might not be much left to uncover about the iPhone 14.
—Jacob Siegal, BGR, 21 Jan. 2022
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The film uncovers the story of the crash that took the lives of so many and looms over the world of motorsports to this day.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 12 Mar. 2024
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At this time, the baths were uncovered and were for men only.
—Liz Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2023
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The purpose of the group was to uncover and tell the truth about the past, and to promote freedom and democracy in the present.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 31 May 2022
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Varsani’s quest to help uncover the origin of the fish tumors didn’t start with fish.
—Melina Walling, The Arizona Republic, 11 June 2022
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Watch the fat melt off your body and uncover the shredded physique that’s been hiding.
—Dallas News, 14 Dec. 2022
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Running all over the place doesn’t uncover more of the island’s map.
—George Yang, Variety, 7 Nov. 2022
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But there were many details to uncover: How much work had been done and when?
—Alene Tchekmedyianstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2022
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Sure enough, the villagers uncover one of the creatures and slay it by using a stake.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Spread the carrots out in the dish and return to the oven, uncovered, to roast until browned, about 20 minutes.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2024
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Remove the saucepan from flame, uncover and cool with pears upright in pan.
—Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Dec. 2021
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Just how long the work will take depends on what sort of issues are uncovered, Mann said.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 15 Jan. 2024
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Remove the skillet from the heat, uncover and let cool for about 15 minutes.
—Bill Esparza, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022
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Chill turkey, uncovered, at least 12 hours or up to 36 hours.
—Nicole Hopper, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2024
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Now, his medical team will work to uncover the cause and next steps.
—Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 26 July 2023
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Blanc must sift through a complicated web of lies to uncover the truth.
—Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 2 Aug. 2022
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The more left-of-center delights took a little sleuthing to uncover.
—Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 28 Nov. 2024
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The charges could be dropped at any point if the police uncover new evidence.
—New York Times, 26 May 2022
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His work led him to uncover memories, such as the ones of being bullied, that shed light on the root of his feelings.
—Alyson Krueger, Robb Report, 24 July 2022
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The efforts have failed to change any statewide outcomes or uncover mass election fraud.
—New York Times, 18 Apr. 2022
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The big picture: Attendees will have the chance to hear from the filmmaker, along with the reporter and researcher who helped uncover the real story.
—Yacob Reyes, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
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Investigators and deputies with the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office were at the scene, along with police dogs trained to uncover human bodies, after the blaze.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
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