unraveling

Example Sentences

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However, with his nuanced unraveling of sometimes dauntingly tangled ideas and his always crisp prose he avoids the pitfalls of oversimplification and excessive detail.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

But then things started unraveling once we realized I had already dated his younger brother.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

White working-class and precarious middle-class voters were alarmed not only at the upending of the racial caste system but also at what they saw as an unraveling of society in general.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

The experience of the nonagency mortgage-backed securities market before the 2008 financial crisis shows how opacity can enable misrepresentations of asset quality, erode investor confidence and contribute to market unraveling.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

“And to think,” said his uncle, “Luigi’s unraveling really started with one book. The one you plucked off the shelf for me, Marjory. It was the straw that broke the camel’s back.”

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein