unclose
Americanverb (used with or without object)
verb
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to open or cause to open
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to come or bring to light; reveal or be revealed
Etymology
Origin of unclose
First recorded in 1300–50, unclose is from the Middle English word unclosen. See un- 2, close
Example Sentences
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All through the village all the windows unclose: At every window stands a child, early waking, To see what road the company is taking.
From Poems by Shanks, Edward
When he did unclose his eyes, to blink for a moment, he saw that the stars were still vivid in the blue-black sky overhead.
From The Pike's Peak Rush Terry in the New Gold Fields by Sabin, Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand)
Now and then a shuddering tremor would run through one of the bodies, and lips would move, and glazed eyes half unclose.
From The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier by Mitford, Bertram
Meetings and partings, tokens, serenades, Tears—idle tears—and coy denials vain; Flower of the summer's rose, Say, will your leaves unclose Ever again?
From The Two Twilights by Beers, Henry A. (Henry Augustin)
Wide open floes Part and unclose Where the ship goes.
From Fridtjof Nansen A book for the young by Bull, Jacob B.
The gap in attainment between pupils from more and less affluent backgrounds also remains stubbornly unclosed, almost a decade on from it being made the government's "number one priority".
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2025
There’s a heart, too, and a jaw, and a semi-skeleton infant with an unclosed fontanel.
From New York Times ● Oct. 8, 2021
Oscar De La Hoya began by speaking in metaphors, describing a series of unclosed doors and visits to hell.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2021
In many of the unclosed cases, the investigations are in their early stages.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 29, 2018
Mr. Mason shortly unclosed his eyes; he groaned.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
When you sing, your entire vocal cord vibrates, with the elastic, fatty tissue of the vocal folds closing and unclosing with each vibration, which produce a sustained note.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 1, 2011
"Thank you, my kind girl," he replied, unclosing his large, dark, melancholy eyes, and regarding her neat little figure, and fair, girlish face, with fixed attention,—"I am not hungry."
From Flora Lyndsay or, Passages in an Eventful Life Vol. II. by Moodie, Susanna
Garda explained that he was disporting himself with the roses—he was very fond of roses, he was often observed gazing with fixed interest at unclosing buds.
From East Angels by Woolson, Constance Fenimore
All the tenderness of innocence was in her gaze, as she laid her other hand over his and left it there, even after he stirred and his unclosing eyes met hers.
From Special Messenger by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
The porter, without unclosing the wicket, inquired the cause of the knocking.
From Mediaeval Tales by Morley, Henry
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