uncover
verb (used with object)
to lay bare; disclose; reveal.
was uncovering
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past progressiveof uncover.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Leontiev gave the impression that he was uncovering some hidden truth for his viewers, revealing how things behind closed doors really worked.
From Washington Post ● May 11, 2018
Hunched tensely over the operating table, Cooper was uncovering arteries hardened by high blood pressure and Type 2 diabetes — no good for sewing on her husband’s kidney.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 11, 2016
Hunched tensely over the operating table, Cooper was uncovering arteries hardened by high blood pressure and Type 2 diabetes - no good for sewing on her husband’s kidney.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 11, 2016
But at the same time, as I delved into the subject matter, I realized how sensitive and actually interesting and profound and valuable was the information I was uncovering.
From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2016
In coming to be one needing to be burying what she would be burying she was one coming to not burying what she was uncovering.
From Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein With Two Shorter Stories by Stein, Gertrude
