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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2019

They do have different personalities: some don’t want to uncurl, while others are brave and want to explore.

From The Guardian • May 10, 2019

“And then again it mayern’t. First it’s uncurl and then it’s curl. One thing one moment, and another thing ter next Hey-ho, ’tis a turvey world.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White