unfurl
verb (used with object)
to spread or shake out from a furled state, as a sail or a flag; unfold.
has unfurled
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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
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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
From its roots in Italy, 10 Corso Como has unfurled widely.
From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2018
Man has unfurled a Nation's flags Above the city streets; He has flung a striped and starry symbol of bright colors Down every curving way.
From Defenders of Democracy; contributions from representative men and women of letters and other arts from our allies and our own country, edited by the Gift book committee of the Militia of Mercy by Militia of Mercy (U.S.). Gift Book Committee
