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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The remarkable discovery, described in 2024 in the journal Scientific Reports, came from fossils unearthed in Gujarat, western India.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
Vietnam held funeral rites for more than 700 of its war dead on Wednesday, unearthed in a major push to identify those missing from decades of conflict with France and the United States.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Record hoard of Roman coins unearthed in Germany.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
Ronika’s resentment toward Blair, who has avoided condemning Haywood in public, seethes monotonously until her own backstory is finally unearthed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Pax hurried to where he’d buried the peanut butter jar and unearthed it.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
