unclose
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As she had fainted in falling she had not suffered much, and soon we had the supreme delight of seeing her eyes unclose.
From Lost Man's Lane A Second Episode in the Life of Amelia Butterworth by Anna Katharine Green
Not one did I actually see unclose, yet, all of a sudden, they were awake, the fields once more a blaze of gold.
From Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories by Elizabeth Ashe
The fingers of Sergius closed over the china figure, and did not unclose.
From Bye-Ways by Robert Smythe Hichens
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
Bad dreams, and sad as bad, harass and perplex her, until she is thankful when her lids unclose and she feels at least she is free of the horrors that threatened her a moment since.
From Faith and Unfaith by Duchess
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
In other words: Once again on “Succession,” a big deal remains unclosed.
From New York Times ● May 14, 2023
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
Legolas already lay motionless, his fair hands folded upon his breast, his eyes unclosed, blending living night and deep dream, as is the way with Elves.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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
His babes shall linger at the unclosing gate!
From The Poetical Works of William Collins With a Memoir by William Collins
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
The curtain unclosing shows the interior of the Hall of the Gibichungen, open at the further end on the Rhine.
From The Wagnerian Romances by Gertrude Hall Brownell
But the first smile from her unclosing eyes had already done damage enough; the blush merely disorganized a little more what was already chaos in a young man's mind.
From Blue-Bird Weather by Charles Dana Gibson
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