Example Sentences

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These mariners all described the same, slow unraveling as they wait for some scrap of information on a question that hangs over the global economy: When will the Strait of Hormuz be unlocked?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

White working-class and precarious middle-class voters were alarmed not only at the upending of the racial caste system but also at what they saw as an unraveling of society in general.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

Fifth place went to "The Drama," A24's romantic comedy with a dark twist starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson about a couple unraveling just before their wedding.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

The experience of the nonagency mortgage-backed securities market before the 2008 financial crisis shows how opacity can enable misrepresentations of asset quality, erode investor confidence and contribute to market unraveling.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

“It’s unfortunate,” says the new bartender, “but the unraveling of the navigator made it clear that changes had to be made.”

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman