How to Use unfurl in a Sentence

unfurl

verb
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  • The songs unfurl like the plot of a movie based on his life.
    — Cindy Watts, PEOPLE.com, 20 Apr. 2022
  • Here’s The Times’ first mock of the year, and a look at one way the draft could unfurl: 1.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2022
  • The sail unfurled a few feet and then refused to budge.
    — The Editors, Outside Online, 1 Jan. 2020
  • In the distance, rolling hills of grass and sage unfurl to the horizon.
    — Nina Sovich, WSJ, 20 Sep. 2018
  • With the other end in your hands, unfurl the rope to its full length and sit on the floor with the bag in front of you.
    — Pam Moore, Outside Online, 5 Aug. 2021
  • Sleeves flapped and unfurled in a unique bell shape achieved thanks to an open zipper up the arm.
    — Thomas Adamson, The Seattle Times, 3 July 2018
  • It’s a knowing hint at the terror that’s about to unfurl—the sense that time is about to slip out of whack.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 22 July 2021
  • Then Yang unfurled a must-have list centered on life as a unit of one.
    — Kathryn Shattuck, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
  • To transfer the dough to the pan, gently roll it up around the pin, then unfurl it into a 9-inch pie plate.
    — Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2020
  • To the west, the clouds unfurled like a strawberry pink candy floss.
    — Maggie Downs, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
  • There are even plans to fit cargo ships with huge kites that unfurl ahead of them, pulling the ship along on a good wind.
    — New York Times, 24 June 2021
  • Abu Tiba’s group parked more than a mile from the protests and unfurled its tribal flag.
    — New York Times, 20 Nov. 2019
  • The cards requested us to clench our fists slowly and then unfurl them at the same pace.
    — Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2021
  • Snip leaves as needed, and the plant will unfurl fresh foliage.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Feb. 2022
  • Then, rub them with a little olive oil, sort out their legs, unfurl the tail a little and set them on a plate.
    — Ann Maloney, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2020
  • Use it within the soft case as a pillow, or unfurl it to use as a blanket.
    — Jamie Ballard, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Each of the arrays was intended to unfurl like a hand fan.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 3 Aug. 2022
  • Then, once things warm up, the petals simply unfurl again to continue the show.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Jim Noland unfurled a Trump flag as big as a minivan in a rural town near Erie.
    — Fortune, 6 Aug. 2019
  • The Aztecs didn’t cut down any nets Wednesday night in Thomas & Mack or climb up to the catwalk and unfurl a banner.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2021
  • The other unfurls big sails and tracks the location of the Sun in the sky to keep them at the optimal angle.
    — New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2024
  • The complaint unfurled a litany of grievances: bugs, mice, 48 beds and 4 bathrooms.
    — Evan Allen, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2019
  • Survivor 47 is set to unfurl with a two-hour premiere Sept. 18 on CBS.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 11 Sep. 2024
  • The story is unfurling in the open and the local bookstore wants to mark the occasion.
    — Hazlitt, 14 June 2023
  • Aldridge barked an order at a young sailor to unfurl a large American flag along the ship’s bridge.
    — Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 19 July 2021
  • Many have unfurled the old colonial flag, as a symbol of freedom.
    — Nr Editors, National Review, 11 July 2019
  • The next question was how to hold the accordion fold in place until the sunshield was ready to unfurl.
    — Quanta Magazine, 3 Dec. 2021
  • These shifts in the brain set the stage for surreal scenarios to unfurl.
    — Jennifer King Lindley, Health.com, 2 Dec. 2021
  • Now, the epic drama is unfurling its awards campaign with the first trailer.
    — Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2024
  • In this first series, the firm unfurled six teacups, two sizes of teapots, two saucers and a small sugar bowl with mischievous cats drinking tea, reading the newspaper and engaging in courtship, all in the company of a friendly little mouse.
    — Sofia Celeste, WWD, 30 Sep. 2024

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