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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Surely in two years he might unclose his lips; for he would work—it would be no wearisome task.
From Mitchelhurst Place, Vol. I (of 2) A Novel by Margaret Veley
In season due the sun's course backward throws Dark night; ensue must light; the mountain's Hard rock, at length, its bosom doth unclose, Now grudging earth no more the hidden fountains.
From Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
I will not attempt to describe the feelings with which the husband beheld the eyelids of his wife unclose, and the rose-tints return to the pallid cheeks.
From The Doctor in History, Literature, Folk-Lore, Etc. by Various
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 Henry A. (Henry Augustin) Beers
All doors open to him, while to you ordinary mortals they only unclose when you knock as honest finders of property, or--rascally seekers.
From The Children of the World by Paul Heyse
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
In other words: Once again on “Succession,” a big deal remains unclosed.
From New York Times ● May 14, 2023
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
When I again unclosed my eyes, a loud bell was ringing; the girls were up and dressing; day had not yet begun to dawn, and a rushlight or two burned in the room.
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
Two fair young forms, with arms interlaced, and heads inclined towards each other, the one with locks of rippling gold, the other of soft, wavy brown, seemed watching angels to her unclosing eyes.
From Helen and Arthur or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel by Caroline Lee Hentz
Once more—above those slender lines I bend me with suspended breath— The hand that traced them now reclines Clasp'd in th' unclosing hand of Death.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845 by Various
At the first sign of returning animation Herbert crept just behind his wife’s pillow, where he could see the first unclosing of the drooping lids.
From Not Like Other Girls by Rosa Nouchette Carey
After pausing a little, he again, without unclosing his eyes, began to feel for Dahl's hand, and pulling it, said: "Now, let us go then, if you wish; but together."
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 357, June, 1845 by Various
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