unravelling

Example Sentences

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"I believe that it is highly unlikely that a statutory inquiry would be able to make further progress on unravelling the technical aspects of the programme failure," he said.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

"No adversary should mistake our current restraint with a lack of resolve," General Dan Caine told reporters, amid fears the current US-Iranian ceasefire is unravelling.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

"Our home honestly felt like it was unravelling," he says.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Does Prada want to coddle you in an unravelling world?

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

The tragedy of the war, on so many levels, and the apparent unravelling of the certainties of the previous century, elicited an unprecedented collective response from British composers.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall