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uncoil

[uhn-koil] / ʌnˈkɔɪl /








Example Sentences

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“No. That’s not why. You chose the name Fern because you loved the way ferns uncoil from fronds, like a dancer.”

From Literature

Lala uncoils something from her hip and looks at her crew.

From Literature

Most impressively, Lopez grabs a martini, slowly does a one-legged spin to the ground and then uncoils herself to stand back up and cheer.

From Los Angeles Times

On the drive out that afternoon, between fields of corn and sunflowers, miles of newly uncoiled barbed wire glint in the sunlight.

From BBC

He measured each step, sprang forward and then uncoiled, thumping the ball out of Allen’s grip to send it skidding to the turf.

From Los Angeles Times