- present participle of unearth.
unearthing
Example Sentences
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She stoops to blackmail to force Nana to steal Ericka’s file from the headmistress’s office in the hope of unearthing some damning or disqualifying revelation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Yet whether in print or online, there's nothing quite like the satisfaction of unearthing an absolute bargain.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Copper miners, Cryer adds, mostly know where the big reserves are concentrated, and unearthing lots of surprisingly large deposits is unlikely now.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
The model’s greatest success was unearthing Claudio Braga, a Portuguese forward who was plying his trade in the Norwegian second division.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
We go down through the layers, unearthing discoveries: my high school pictures, my lipsticked mouth unsmiling, somebody’s hair in an envelope, a single knitted baby sock.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
