How to Use uncover in a Sentence

uncover

verb
Definition of uncovernext
Synonyms for uncovernext
  • Archaeologists uncovered the ruins of an ancient city.
  • Police uncovered a criminal plot.
  • Our team wants to hear your tips, chase the leads and uncover the truth.
    — Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Our team wants to hear your tips, chase the leads and uncover the truth.
    — Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Our team wants to hear your tips, chase the leads and uncover the truth.
    — Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Our team wants to hear your tips, chase the leads and uncover the truth.
    — Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2024
  • Our team wants to hear your tips, chase the leads and uncover the truth.
    — Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Our team wants to hear your tips, chase the leads and uncover the truth.
    — Quinn Clark, Journal Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2024
  • 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
  • At this time, the baths were uncovered and were for men only.
    — Liz Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • Watch the fat melt off your body and uncover the shredded physique that’s been hiding.
    — Dallas News, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Running all over the place doesn’t uncover more of the island’s map.
    — George Yang, Variety, 7 Nov. 2022
  • But there were many details to uncover: How much work had been done and when?
    — Alene Tchekmedyianstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2022
  • 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
  • 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
  • Remove the skillet from the heat, uncover and let cool for about 15 minutes.
    — Bill Esparza, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Chill turkey, uncovered, at least 12 hours or up to 36 hours.
    — Nicole Hopper, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Now, his medical team will work to uncover the cause and next steps.
    — Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 26 July 2023
  • Blanc must sift through a complicated web of lies to uncover the truth.
    — Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 2 Aug. 2022
  • The more left-of-center delights took a little sleuthing to uncover.
    — Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 28 Nov. 2024
  • The charges could be dropped at any point if the police uncover new evidence.
    — New York Times, 26 May 2022
  • 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
  • There's still time to find presents for those special people on your list, and where better to uncover the perfect, unique gift than at a craft show?
    — Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Turn off the heat and let the rice sit for 10 minutes, then uncover, fluff with a fork and cover again if needed to keep warm until serving.
    — Joe Yonan, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2022
  • So uncover your hiking poles and wash out your water pack.
    — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 June 2022
  • British expertise will help uncover the truth and hold Putin’s regime to account for its actions.
    — Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2022
  • Advanced imaging tools and conservation uncovered a hidden self-portrait on the back of a Norman Cornish bar scene and drawings that may be among William Blake’s earliest engravings.
    — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Connections challenges players to uncover threads connecting a series of words.
    — George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024

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