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'discover' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'discover' with 20 example sentences.


discover verb

: discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes

: get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally

: make a discovery, make a new finding

: find unexpectedly

: make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

: see for the first time; make a discovery

: identify as in botany or biology, for example


  • They say that the Vikings discovered America before Columbus.
  • Astronomers have discovered a galaxy that has almost no dark matter.
  • Oil has been discovered under the North Sea.
  • A mysterious chamber has been discovered inside the pyramid.
  • The explorers discovered a skeleton in the cave.
  • I've discovered the victim's identity.
  • I discovered a very nice place today.
  • An underwater fortress has been discovered under Lake Van in Turkey.
  • He has discovered our secret.
  • They weren't able to discover any secrets.
  • He discovered a new star.
  • Police didn't discover the body.
  • Scientists have discovered a new species of dinosaur.
  • Gold had been discovered in California.
  • The monks discovered an ancient manuscript.
  • Who discovered the cure for that disease?
  • The more you study, the more you discover your ignorance.
  • The other day I discovered a book written by my father.
  • Cancer can be cured if discovered in time.
  • She discovered a colourful new world.
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