unfurl
verb (used with object)
to spread or shake out from a furled state, as a sail or a flag; unfold.
has unfurled
-
present perfectof unfurl (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Perhaps this is just because I’m a Savannah stan or because I really, really like Danny — but it felt like the first time the show has unfurled into its former glory.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2024
Of all brilliance Mahomes has unfurled in five seasons as an NFL starter, that hobbling, game-clinching display of determination says the most about him.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 29, 2023
She speaks in composed paragraphs and brooks no interruption until she has unfurled a thought.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 11, 2019
The minutiae of Grande and Davidson’s breathless courtship, from matching tattoos to upstate jaunts, has unfurled in the media since they started dating, back in May.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 15, 2018
Farewell to earth's hopes—precious dreams of my heart— My life's going out; but my love shall depart, On the wings that my soul has unfurled, Going up, soft and sweet, to that beautiful world.
From Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive by Alf Burnett
