unweave

Example Sentences

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By unweaving your web, you may confirm their suspicions about the reliability of atheists, but you’ll also show that it’s possible to confess and seek absolution without believing in God.

From New York Times

The 73-year-old nation born of a bitter postcolonial divorce has heaved through humiliating defeats, careened from coup to coup and stubbornly endured despite relentless forces working to unweave it.

From New York Times

The fetish of individualism and the distrust of government are woven deep into the fabric of American culture, and it will take more than an election to unweave them.

From The Guardian

Molzan carefully “unweaves” another canvas, returning the fabric to its original condition as cut lengths of cord.

From Los Angeles Times

Yamahira — who now lives in Seattle after living in New York, London and Tokyo — unweaves canvasses, releasing the individual fibers to reveal the true nature of a form that usually plays a supporting role.

From Seattle Times