uncover
verb (used with object)
to lay bare; disclose; reveal.
had uncovered
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past perfectof uncover.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The State newspaper had uncovered thousands of Hill emails through a Freedom of Information request.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026
Commission President Rasha Gerges Shields said that while she was pleased that the department had uncovered and was investigating the officers’ alleged misconduct, she worried about underlying causes.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
Brand, who has been nicknamed the "Indiana Jones of the Art World" for his extraordinary finds, said this surpassed anything he had uncovered before.
From Barron's ● May 11, 2026
He compared it to Cerro Ballena in Chile's Atacama Desert, where he and other researchers had uncovered a large collection of whale fossils.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 12, 2025
The Chinook had uncovered a patch of rocky ground near the crest of the bank.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
