How to Use unfold in a Sentence

unfold

verb
Definition of unfoldnext
Synonyms for unfoldnext
  • The couch unfolds to form a bed.
  • We'll have more news as events unfold.
  • As the story unfolds, we learn that the boy became an orphan when he was one year old.
  • We watched the drama unfold on live television.
  • Just open the top, set it on your counter and watch the cycle of life unfold.
    — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 12 Mar. 2023
  • It’s been a giant shock to the core to see this unfold this way.
    — Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 2 Nov. 2024
  • These are the state-by-state results as the contests unfold.
    — Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Looking ahead to the unfolding year, LinkedIn predicts the trends set to shape the landscape of work in 2024.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 24 Dec. 2023
  • Just unfold it, slide it into the window frame, pop it out, and voila!
    — Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2023
  • In the quest soon to unfold, the fates of Russell Wilson and Lamar Jackson could hinge on a coin flip.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2022
  • What brought the police to the home that day was a series of strange events that unfolded in the days prior.
    — Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2024
  • As the case unfolded, so did Pan’s tangled web of lies.
    — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024
  • The book unfolds into her day-to-day life with Rose, the baby changing the way Helen reads.
    — Elisa Wouk Almino, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023
  • There's no question they'll be excited to unfold this and cozy up next to the fire pit.
    — Mike Richard, Men's Health, 10 Dec. 2022
  • The prologue perhaps sets false impressions about how the rest of the film will unfold.
    — Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
  • But that die-off was unfolding hundreds of miles south of here.
    — Max Chesnes, Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2024
  • Here is a timeline of the events that unfolded, starting with when the three hostages were taken.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 17 Dec. 2023
  • That’s why experts fear a rise in cases may also unfold in the US this year.
    — Maggie O'Neill, SELF, 9 Sep. 2022
  • The series, which unfolds over nine episodes, attempts to go inside the mind of the deeply disturbed man who pulled the trigger.
    — Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 July 2023
  • How the crash unfolded The flight was headed to Phoenix, where a layover was scheduled.
    — Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 16 Aug. 2024
  • In January 2023, there are more questions than answers on how the rest of the year will unfold.
    — Ben Koltun, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2023
  • The main event of this summit is unfolding on the sidelines: a meeting between Messrs. Biden and Xi.
    — Colleen Long and Aamer Madhani, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Every detail seems to answer the question: How will the day unfold?
    — Kristen Flanagan, House Beautiful, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Even her forecast for how the match would unfold landed on target.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2024
  • All are excited — and filled with questions about how things will unfold when the green flag waves for the Southern 500.
    — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 4 Sep. 2022
  • The first part was easy: release four straps, two Velcro and two ratcheting, and then unfold the whole thing like a big clamshell.
    — Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Her days unfold to the teakettle’s whistle in the morning and the telly’s lineup of old movies in the afternoon.
    — Danny Heitman, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 May 2024
  • The starting place should be above the weeds, at eye level with the person who owns the body where these mysteries are meant to unfold.
    — Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Alas, Liu’s spider-sense didn’t alert him to the insidious plot that was about to unfold.
    — Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2024
  • But players will have to work to see its genius unfold, as Brothership holds back most of its best aspects during the opening hours.
    — Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024

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