unclose
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There are occasions, however, when the most reserved natures are tempted to unclose, and of these the opening of the New Year is surely the most seductive.
From What a Man Wills by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
The fingers of Sergius closed over the china figure, and did not unclose.
From Bye-Ways by Robert Smythe Hichens
The man nodded, but did not unclose his eyes, and Clifford, after turning the gas low, went quietly out, taking care to close the door softly after him.
From The Heatherford Fortune a sequel to the Magic Cameo by Mrs. Georgie Sheldon
That wailing voice pierced the stupor, and Dr. Grey was surprised to see the woman’s eyes unclose and rest wonderingly upon the countenance hovering over her.
From Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part by Augusta J. Evans Wilson
Meetings and partings, tokens, serenades, Tears—idle tears—and coy denials vain; Flower of the summer's rose, Say, will your leaves unclose Ever again?
From The Two Twilights by Henry A. (Henry Augustin) Beers
The gap in attainment between pupils from more and less affluent backgrounds also remains stubbornly unclosed, almost a decade on from it being made the government's "number one priority".
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2025
There’s a heart, too, and a jaw, and a semi-skeleton infant with an unclosed fontanel.
From New York Times ● Oct. 8, 2021
Oscar De La Hoya began by speaking in metaphors, describing a series of unclosed doors and visits to hell.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2021
In many of the unclosed cases, the investigations are in their early stages.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 29, 2018
When I again unclosed my eyes, a loud bell was ringing; the girls were up and dressing; day had not yet begun to dawn, and a rushlight or two burned in the room.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
When you sing, your entire vocal cord vibrates, with the elastic, fatty tissue of the vocal folds closing and unclosing with each vibration, which produce a sustained note.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 1, 2011
The unclosing of the door is promised to them that ask.
From The Well in the Desert An Old Legend of the House of Arundel by M. (Madelaine) Irwin
Sprowl's hands, hanging at his sides, began nervously closing and unclosing: "Is that all, Ledwith?"
From The Streets of Ascalon Episodes in the Unfinished Career of Richard Quarren, Esqre. by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
Jumping out of bed, I went to the window, and unclosing the shutter, I saw Edward's carriage rolling away along the avenue, and ours being packed in the court below.
From Ellen Middleton—A Tale by Georgiana Fullerton
"Thank you, my kind girl," he replied, unclosing his large, dark, melancholy eyes, and regarding her neat little figure, and fair, girlish face, with fixed attention,—"I am not hungry."
From Flora Lyndsay or, Passages in an Eventful Life Vol. II. by Susanna Moodie
