How to Use unfolded in a Sentence

unfolded

adjective
  • So the unfolded Razr 5G has pretty much the same screen size as my big iPhone.
    Jim Rossman, Dallas News, 8 Oct. 2020
  • The icon instructs the user to flip the unfolded device.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 2 Aug. 2022
  • Fold the top strip open and press the seam, then add the third strip by placing it on top of the unfolded second strip with the right sides facing.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The alliance just kind of unfolded with people that felt right.
    Rachel Schonberger, EW.com, 19 Feb. 2022
  • Long shorts with knee high socks that are unfolded are not allowed.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2021
  • Still, the facts of what unfolded were unclear even to some of the participants, the report found.
    New York Times, 17 July 2022
  • Repeat with the opposite corner. Grab the unfolded corners and bring them in to the top center of the box.
    Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2021
  • Case in point: Rihanna was the first to wear the heeled ones, bold and unfolded, a few months after their debut.
    Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2018
  • In this way, the unfolded protein response keeps cells healthy.
    Quanta Magazine, 8 Jan. 2024
  • The two women use the unfolded upper bunk beds to store toys, bags and snacks, and sleep with their children in the narrow beds below.
    New York Times, 4 Aug. 2022
  • That 14mm thickness on the new Razr is ever-present thanks to the chin at the bottom, and since the Razr unfolds, that puts each unfolded section of the phone at around 7mm.
    Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 14 Nov. 2019
  • For an unfolded sheet of paper like the ones Wang and Ristroph tested, the center of balance is directly in the middle of the page.
    Sarah Wells, Popular Mechanics, 9 Aug. 2023
  • If unfolded, the surface of a bottlenose dolphin’s brain would be about the size of six magazine pages.
    Katie Palmer, Discover Magazine, 1 Aug. 2011
  • Magnets hold the unfolded cane parts together, and there’s a large push button to adjust the height.
    Diana Budds, Curbed, 18 Feb. 2022
  • Because the Flip 3 in its unfolded form is just about the same size as a typical smartphone, the software here doesn’t have to do as much to adapt as the Fold 3’s software.
    Ben Sin, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2021
  • West Becher streets, where a shootout with police unfolded.
    Evan Casey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Sep. 2021
  • This gives you a large touchscreen HDR tablet when completely unfolded.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 6 Jan. 2022
  • The keyboard can also be set on a desk in front of the unfolded screen, turning it into a bigger mobile workstation.
    WIRED, 16 Sep. 2023
  • The art is the same size as the unfolded 7-inch sleeves Superchunk originally released with its singles.
    Courtney Devores, charlotteobserver, 25 Oct. 2017
  • For reference, Samsung considers the unfolded screen on each model as the main one and the panel that's active when the phone is folded as the cover screen.
    Will Greenwald, PCMAG, 26 July 2023
  • And if your laundry space allows, Romanek says, have at least some closed storage to tuck away extra supplies or unfolded clothes.
    Washington Post, 7 July 2021
  • Valjermayne, who is married to a black man (who can be seen and heard in the background of some of her videos), said that her husband was using skewer sticks to make kabobs and from there, the style for her kind of unfolded.
    Chaédria Labouvier, Allure, 26 Oct. 2017
  • Yet as the bloodless coup against him unfolded, Beijing offered no words of support or sympathy.
    Brook Larmer, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2017
  • Not only are the gloves off for Baylor vs. Gonzaga in the national title game on Monday night, but the hands are firmly unfolded.
    Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Apr. 2021
  • Foldable phones that feature the Galaxy Z Fold design (seen below) become Android tablets when the screen is unfolded.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 18 Mar. 2022
  • She was critically injured at the concert, where a crowd surge unfolded.
    CBS News, 12 Nov. 2021
  • Hollywood’s biggest night delivered a lot of fun moments — and even more unfolded behind the scenes.
    Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Hours after the deadly shooting that left at least 10 people dead unfolded, hundreds of mourners gathered for a vigil held in honor of the victims.
    Elizabeth Zwirz, Fox News, 18 May 2018
  • Gilbert adds a splash of color at every place-setting by sliding an unfolded bright-colored napkin under each plate.
    Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 17 Nov. 2020
  • In its unfolded flat state, our origami structure tumbles chaotically in the wind, similar to an elm leaf.
    Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 28 Sep. 2023

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