unearth
verb (used with object)
to dig or get out of the earth; dig up.
unearthed
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past participleof unearth.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof unearth.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
unearthverb (used with object)to dig or get out of the earth; dig up.
Example Sentences
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No matter what happens, at least one Parton tune will eventually be unearthed.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
The recently unearthed archive included a script for that proposed third and final film, Wrath of the Gods, as well as details of how their father had come up with the idea.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
But in recent text messages unearthed by Mother Jones as part of the ongoing custody dispute between Emily Moreno and Miller, Miller does seem to have recently threatened the senator.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026
Among the statues, masks, jewelry and more are artifacts from the recently unearthed “Golden City,” a workers’ community near Luxor, which are being presented in the U.S. for the first time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
That same evening, my mother unearthed an old blackboard from the cellar and set it up on the breezeway.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
