Example Sentences

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In a split second, Chauhan uncurled his fingers and accepted it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2020

Compared to other farmers in his area, he said, his corn remains uncurled for longer.

From Salon • May 10, 2019

In New York, massive banners were uncurled from atop the entrance to the Holland Tunnel declaring “Black Lives Matter” and “Fund Black Futures.”

From Washington Post • Jul. 22, 2016

The musicians curled and uncurled around Ian Hunter's snarling voice: "Oh is there concrete all around/ Or is it in my head."

From The Guardian • Feb. 1, 2013

I slowly uncurled, nearly every muscle in my body complaining at how it had been treated yesterday.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss