unfurl

Example Sentences

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Hüller’s voice begins small before unfurling into a mighty, sonorant exclamation until it’s brought back down again, like a woman who’s reluctant to let herself have too much faith in the impossible.

From Salon

BOGOTA, Colombia—They were on their feet long before the final out was recorded—beer sloshing, tri-color flags unfurling, voices cracking—and not just for Tuesday night’s baseball victory.

From The Wall Street Journal

Potted plants crowded some of them, pink and gold bougainvillea unfurling over wooden rails painted red or black.

From Literature

But risks do lie in the indirect macroeconomic forces that could unfurl if the conflict drags on or intensifies, they say in a report.

From The Wall Street Journal

The florist-by-trade gestures behind her to hundreds of flowers contained in buckets — blue thistles, ivory anemones and calla lilies painted silver — all twisted and unfurling into the air.

From Los Angeles Times