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

When the engineers analyzed Katherines reduced data, they were fascinated, realizing they were uncovering something they had not quite seen before.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly