Example Sentences

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"No adversary should mistake our current restraint with a lack of resolve," General Dan Caine told reporters, amid fears the current US-Iranian ceasefire is unravelling.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

It has all led to widespread distrust and means the Pretoria accord is unravelling fast.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

Liverpool’s season is unravelling after a seventh league loss makes a bid for Champions League qualification look increasingly unlikely.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 4, 2023

At home, his marriage is unravelling because of the pressures of his work.

From Reuters • Sep. 10, 2021

The worsted is unravelling too in many of the intermediate portions.

From Account of a Tour in Normandy, Volume 2 by Turner, Dawson