unfolding

Example Sentences

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The cracks of thunder, flashes of lightning and the dark clouds over the Azteca as kick-off was delayed only added to the sense of unfolding drama.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2026

Using the newly developed control protocols, researchers can suppress the usual emergence of the arrow of time or even reverse its apparent direction, making quantum processes look as though they are unfolding backward.

From Science Daily • Jul. 3, 2026

That made civil defense crews, firefighters and some volunteers stop and try to help at this chapter of Venezuela's still unfolding tragedy.

From Barron's • Jun. 28, 2026

A little: Those who haven’t read the first 4 will open “The End of the Arab of the Future” and find themselves hurled directly into an unfolding family emergency: Vol.

From Salon • Jun. 27, 2026

Her feet went out from under her, and the air was full of unfolding towels.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck