uncurl

Example Sentences

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Dole eventually learned that he could grip a pen in his right fingers, a technique he used to mask the fact that he couldn’t uncurl them.

From Washington Post • Jun. 4, 2021

Unable to uncurl from my kneeling position, I stayed there, as if at prayer.

From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2021

“It was amazing sitting on that bus and watching America uncurl before you.”

From The Guardian • Nov. 11, 2019

Salgado’s hands began to uncurl and I brought markers and scrapbooks.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2019

He watched the leaves uncurl and spread upon the surface of the water, unable to bear drinking the precious stuff.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck