unfurl
verb (used with object)
to spread or shake out from a furled state, as a sail or a flag; unfold.
had unfurled
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past perfectof unfurl.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Ukrainian MP Oleksandr Marikovski had unfurled the banner behind Russian delegate Olga Timofeeva as she was being interviewed.
From BBC ● May 5, 2023
He shook more hands, posed for more photos, barely acknowledged the Puerto Rican flags someone had unfurled and went back upstairs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2022
As Science went to press, operators had unfurled Webb’s kite-shaped, tennis court–size sunshield and tightened its membranes—two of the many mechanical deployments that have kept astronomers on edge.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 5, 2022
Within a few weeks more, smoke had unfurled as far as New York in the east and Hawaii in the west.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 19, 2020
Stan had unfurled a copy of the Daily Prophet and was now reading with his tongue between his teeth.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
