Example Sentences

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The high-stakes 21-hour meeting had unfolded in Islamabad with both sides exhibiting intense mistrust.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

Still, as the crisis had unfolded over the last few days, even Fox News had struggled to carry on as if things were business as usual.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2025

In a video posted Monday, days after the attacks, Lowe still seemed rattled by the events that had unfolded around Moose, the adult Boxer who joined the family in January.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2025

You can read that as a fluke, a demonstration of climate change or a metaphor: What had unfolded over the previous night and into early Wednesday morning was certainly a form of explosive combustion.

From Salon • Nov. 7, 2024

If history had unfolded differently, today’s correct forms could have been incorrect, and vice versa.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker