uncover
verb (used with object)
to lay bare; disclose; reveal.
were 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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Zhang began exploring the idea several years ago after noticing that many taxonomy studies were uncovering genetically distinct species that were visually indistinguishable.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 3, 2026
The government’s investigation became public in 2017, but agents soon were uncovering other corruption at the UAW.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 17, 2021
The sleuths were uncovering the story of Godsend even as the decorated spy was being laid to rest.
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2019
“As we were filming and uncovering the story, we had to follow the truth of what we were uncovering, and not where our hearts were.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2019
As mathematicians were uncovering the connection between zero and infinity, physicists began to encounter zeros in the natural world; zero crossed over from mathematics to physics.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
