unravel

Example Sentences

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This routine begins to unravel into a quest for identity and existential meaning when Y is hired to compose a new patriotic anthem.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

“At this point, nobody knows how the conflict will unravel and what its long-term economic implications will be,” Glapinski said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

A Europa League tie with Lille in the last 16 is also coming and a season which has promised so much could unravel quicky.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

There was fallout in markets on Monday from a viral piece of research that imagined a world where AI could erase many white-collar jobs and a “daisy-chain” of correlated AI bets could unravel.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

Every thread I pluck at seems to unravel something else.

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