unravelling
Example Sentences
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She says she felt like everything was "unravelling" when she hit crisis point.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
"No adversary should mistake our current restraint with a lack of resolve," General Dan Caine told reporters, amid fears the current US-Iranian ceasefire is unravelling.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
Does Prada want to coddle you in an unravelling world?
From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026
Jimmy Kimmel said he was surprised to win best talk series, before unravelling a comically long written acceptance speech.
From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026
He reached the base of the columns and squinted up at Coach Hedge, who was precariously perched at the feet of the Athena Parthenos, unravelling ropes and knotting a ladder.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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