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

"Our home honestly felt like it was unravelling," he says.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Does Prada want to coddle you in an unravelling world?

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Fans, and on many occasions players, either failed to understand Frank's strategy or believe in it, with the head coach himself sometimes looking shocked at the manner of Spurs' unravelling.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

Only so much could be done about her hair without shea butter and a good comb, but she at least tried to redo some of the unravelling twists.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray