unfold

Example Sentences

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He’s worried about where this all goes, not just strategically, but in the way people who’ve watched these things unfold before get worried.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

The Bank's governor, Andrew Bailey, told the BBC last week that rate-setters would "assess how events unfold".

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

The Journal ranked the 124 brackets in the pool based on the 32,768 possible ways for the tournament to unfold.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

You can share the same cravings and still have to adjust the salt and heat as each new combination of flavors come together and unfold.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

I unravel the twine and unfold the paper, careful not to tear it so we can use it again for something else.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy