unclose
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The fingers of Sergius closed over the china figure, and did not unclose.
From Bye-Ways by Robert Smythe Hichens
He who dwelt in the fair damsel, even the noble demon Beelzebub, Spirit of Pride, never deigned to unclose his teeth.
From La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages by Jules Michelet
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
All doors open to him, while to you ordinary mortals they only unclose when you knock as honest finders of property, or--rascally seekers.
From The Children of the World by Paul Heyse
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
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
His babes shall linger at the unclosing gate!
From The Poetical Works of William Collins With a Memoir by William Collins
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
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
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
