unearth
verb (used with object)
to dig or get out of the earth; dig up.
were unearthing
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past progressiveof unearth.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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Police knew nothing yet of the man whose remains they were unearthing on Wednesday, save that he was thought to be a “local citizen,” said Oleksandr Omelyanenko, the Bucha district police chief.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2022
Can you just give us the low lights of what you were unearthing in that historical dive?
From Slate ● Apr. 13, 2021
We started five years ago with no particular ambition other than to highlight the vast array of talent that we were unearthing via Myspace.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 18, 2012
McCullough's return came as investigators were unearthing the remains of 7-year-old Maria Ridulph in Sycamore, Illinois, not far from where she disappeared in 1957.
From Reuters ● Jul. 28, 2011
