unveil
verb (used with object)
to remove a veil or other covering from; display; reveal.
were unveiling
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past progressiveof unveil.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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They were unveiling efforts to promote green-friendly transit and announcing a proposed rule aimed at reducing emissions from dirty diesel trucks.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2022
They’re believers — as the Coens were unveiling “Fargo” — in noir’s adaptability, in this case to a tale steeped in sisterhood and sea shanties.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2020
We would lure people, telling them we were unveiling the Marella Agnelli portrait, or the Mick Jagger.
From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2018
Before the attack he told them “I am your father”, as if Darth Vader were unveiling the secret of their shameful origins to Luke and Leia.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 22, 2015
I happened to hear that you were unveiling a monument to the memory of friend Patricio.
From Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays by Various
