unroll
verb (used with object)
to open or spread out (something rolled or coiled).
unrolls
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present tense formof unroll (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Now there's a new threat – drones equipped with a real fibre optic cable which unrolls as they fly.
From BBC ● May 14, 2025
Season 1 of "Gen V" unrolls similarly, with that previously cited incident upending the social hierarchy and thrusting Marie to the top of the campus heap.
From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2023
As a suspense story that unrolls in real time, it also suggests stage chillers like “Rope.”
From New York Times ● Dec. 6, 2021
She looks as if she has a thousand things on her mind, and in a short span as Basholli’s Sundance-honored narrative feature debut unrolls, some of those concerns become grimly apparent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2021
Von Rumpel unrolls the napkin across his lap, lifts out the cheese.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
