How to Use unfurl in a Sentence

unfurl

verb

• 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
• The shag keeps the top of the head closely trimmed, unfurling in the back with a flowing fro.
  — Jake Fischer, SI.com, 20 June 2018
• 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
• But the prize of the museum is the Friends Good Will, a tall ship with 2,800 square feet of sail when fully unfurled.
  — Brian E. Clark, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 June 2018
• 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
• Now, the epic drama is unfurling its awards campaign with the first trailer.
  — Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2024
• The film, meanwhile, unfurls at the languid, gentle pace established in its opening moments.
  — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 7 Dec 2024