Example Sentences

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It said Adam had unearthed something in it, and he could help it to reach full consciousness.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

In a sport defined by which designers adopt the most aggressive and creative approach to the rules, it seemed that the engineers behind the Silver Arrows had unearthed all the right loopholes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

This included a small proto-amphibian skull, which the team had unearthed in a rock layer known as the Clear Fork Formation in 1984.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2024

Only then did the miners realize they had unearthed something special: a 7-foot-long mammoth tusk that had been buried for thousands of years.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 2024

Evidently our Muggle friend had unearthed not a ferret, as he supposed, but a Jarvey, most likely in pursuit of its favourite prey, gnomes.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling