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
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — The prime minister of Slovakia resigned on Thursday following mass demonstrations over the murder of a journalist who was uncovering government corruption.
From New York Times ● Mar. 15, 2018
Scouring of the river after the 2008 removal of the Milltown Dam a mile downstream was uncovering any number of metal scrap, wagon wheels, frayed cables, horseshoes, saw blades and the like.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 22, 2017
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
The speaker had knelt down in the snow and was uncovering some long, narrow object with his hands.
From The Corner House Girls Snowbound by Grace Brooks Hill
