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Example sentences for "uncovering"

Lexicographically close words:
uncouthly; uncouthness; uncovenanted; uncover; uncovered; uncovers; uncreate; uncreated; uncritical; uncritically
  1. On uncovering the bull, which was still partly buried in the rubbish, it was found that adjoining it were other sculptures, and that it formed part of an exterior facade.

  2. Yes, madame, it is I," replied the old man sadly, uncovering his white head.

  3. Remy approached, according to his custom, with a slow, halting step, and uncovering his head, bald like that of an old man.

  4. Ganem on his part was sensible of the favour so lovely a lady did in uncovering her face to him, or rather felt he had already a most violent passion for her.

  5. Uncovering himself, he cast a look upward in unbounded gratitude, and then fell on his knees, to return open thanks to God.

  6. With the Carnivora the erection of the hair seems to be almost universal, often accompanied by threatening movements, the uncovering of the teeth and the utterance of savage growls.

  7. This retraction of the lips and uncovering of the teeth during paroxysms of rage, as if to bite the offender, is so remarkable, considering how seldom the teeth are used by men in fighting, that I inquired from Dr.

  8. Scorn and disdain, as well as sneering and defiance, may be displayed by a slight uncovering of the canine tooth on one side of the face; and this movement appears to graduate into one closely like a smile.

  9. The power of voluntarily uncovering the canine on one side of the face being thus often wholly lost, indicates that it is a rarely used and almost abortive action.

  10. The uncovering of the canine tooth is the result of a double movement.

  11. Thus the power of uncovering the canine tooth on one side differs much in different persons.

  12. Sneering, Defiance: Uncovering the canine tooth on one side.

  13. The result would be, not merely so much more time and labor to be expended, nor yet only the moral effect on either party, but also the uncovering of a greater length of seaboard, by which supplies might be run into the town.

  14. The wonderful organ in the Beaubien mansion had cast a spell of enchantment over her soul, and daily she sat before it, uncovering new marvels and losing herself deeper and deeper in its infinite mysteries.

  15. Note that, wherever in its records evil seems to be made real, it is for the purpose of uncovering and destroying it by the vigorous statements of truth which you will almost invariably find standing near the exposition of error.

  16. That's uncovering evil, so's it can be destroyed.

  17. Uncovering it, he thrust it suddenly before her, watching eagerly for her first impression.

  18. I went on uncovering the statue with success, and ascertained that everything had come out in perfect order, until I reached the foot of the right leg on which the statue rests.

  19. This, when she had finished speaking, I lifted from beneath, uncovering the handsome genital members of the god; then tore the veil to pieces with vexation.

  20. And uncovering her lantern, with her skirts well kilted up, she preceded us with fearless strides to the secluded turn at the bottom of the lane, where, true to his promise, I found the heiduck and his conveyance.

  21. Uncovering my head and bowing, I introduced myself in elegant phraseology, though of necessity, for the distance between us, in tones more suited to the parade ground than to a polite ceremony, and laid bare my unfortunate position.

  22. He swung his chair aloft, uncovering himself for a second.

  23. He then drew her on his knee and began gently to titillate her clitoris with his finger, she performing her part by covering and uncovering the ruby head of his lance.

  24. She seized my staff, covering and uncovering the ruby head.

  25. All that is left of them is a dry skin which tears from end to end, half uncovering a Fly-pupa.

  26. The larva then sheds its skin by a longitudinal rent along the back, as did the secondary larva, uncovering the nymph, in which we recognize the Beetle, the genus and species being almost determinable by the antennæ.

  27. Come, then," said Edward, leading him to the corpse, and uncovering the face.

  28. We have one more body to see," continued Edward, leading the way into the cottage, and uncovering the corpse of Clara's father.

  29. Customable signs; and so the uncovering of the head, which of old was a sign of preeminence, hath, through custom, become a sign of subjection.

  30. The uncovering of hundreds of bodies by the recession of the waters has already filled the air with pestilential odors.

  31. There will be plenty of time for uncovering plants when the weather will justify it.

  32. But if we keep an eye on the weather we can generally tell when uncovering is advisable.

  33. Then she was overcome with an intense emotion, and uncovering gently the face of the sleeping infant, she raised it to her lips and kissed it passionately.

  34. The gray, cold sea, with its eternal roaring foam, was going out, uncovering the green rocks at the foot of the cliff toward FĂ©camp.

  35. Then, uncovering the buckler, he turned its bright disk full in the face of the detestable Orc.

  36. The enchanter now prepares to employ his sole weapon, by uncovering the magic buckler which never failed to subdue an enemy by depriving him of his senses.


  37. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "uncovering" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    detection; determination; disclosure; discovery; espial; excavation; exhibitionism; expose; exposition; exposure; find; finding; invention; locating; location; manifestation; recognition; removal; revealing; revelation; strike; trove; uncovering; unfolding; unmasking; unveiling