How to Use uncover in a Sentence

uncover

verb
  • Archaeologists uncovered the ruins of an ancient city.
  • Police uncovered a criminal plot.
  • Don’t wait too long to uncover or the plant will fry.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Our team wants to hear your tips, chase the leads and uncover the truth.
    — Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Our team wants to hear your tips, chase the leads and uncover the truth.
    — Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2024
  • Our team wants to hear your tips, chase the leads and uncover the truth.
    — Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Our team wants to hear your tips, chase the leads and uncover the truth.
    — Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Our team wants to hear your tips, chase the leads and uncover the truth.
    — Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Our team wants to hear your tips, chase the leads and uncover the truth.
    — Quinn Clark, Journal Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Our team wants to hear your tips, chase the leads and uncover the truth.
    — Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Our team wants to hear your tips, chase the leads and uncover the truth.
    — Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Our team wants to hear your tips, chase the leads and uncover the truth.
    — Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Our team wants to hear your tips, chase the leads and uncover the truth.
    — Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Our team wants to hear your tips, chase the leads and uncover the truth.
    — Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Our team wants to hear your tips, chase the leads and uncover the truth.
    — Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Our team wants to hear your tips, chase the leads and uncover the truth.
    — Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Our team wants to hear your tips, chase the leads and uncover the truth.
    — Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Our team wants to hear your tips, chase the leads and uncover the truth.
    — Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Crab in chest freezer has a build up of ice and is uncovered.
    — Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
  • At this time, the baths were uncovered and were for men only.
    — Liz Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Bulk dry food items were uncovered in the dry storage area.
    — Sacbee.com, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Remove pan of rolls from oven; uncover and set aside.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Use it to uncover the questions that crack your clients wide open.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Bulk dry food items were stored uncovered in the dry storage area.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Strands requires you to uncover words on a grid.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Still, there are a few steps that can sometimes uncover clues.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Cooked beef in a reach-in cooler sat uncovered.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Wear gloves and a hat, as at least half of your body heat will be lost if your head is uncovered.
    — Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The beans, soup and some poultry sat uncovered.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
  • And more diary pages would be uncovered.
    — Will Tizard, Variety, 2 Nov. 2025

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