uncover
verb
un·cov·er
ən-ˈkə-vər 
uncovered; uncovering; uncovers
2
: to expose to view by removing some covering
3
a
: to take the cover from
b
: to remove the hat from
uncovered his head
4
: to deprive of protection
Examples of uncover in a Sentence
Police uncovered a criminal plot.
Archaeologists uncovered the ruins of an ancient city.
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Petrino had tight end Rohan Jones release over the left side from a fullback spot in the backfield and run uncovered into the secondary for an easy 62-yard touchdown on the third snap of the game at Memphis.
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Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 31 Dec. 2025
At a news conference Monday, Minnesota Department of Children, Youth and Families Commissioner Tikki Brown said prior inspections of the centers did not uncover fraud and that regulators are conducting additional unannounced visits to review concerns raised by the video.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Add tortellini; cook, uncovered, according to package directions.
—Holly Riordan, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Dec. 2025
And whose unraveling, in similar ways, exposes secret workings never meant to be uncovered to the air, the hard and hazy light of day.
—David Searcy, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
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Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 31 Dec. 2025
At a news conference Monday, Minnesota Department of Children, Youth and Families Commissioner Tikki Brown said prior inspections of the centers did not uncover fraud and that regulators are conducting additional unannounced visits to review concerns raised by the video.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Add tortellini; cook, uncovered, according to package directions.
—Holly Riordan, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Dec. 2025
And whose unraveling, in similar ways, exposes secret workings never meant to be uncovered to the air, the hard and hazy light of day.
—David Searcy, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for uncover
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“Uncover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncover. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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