unfold
verb (used with object)
to bring out of a folded state; spread or open out.
was unfolding
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past progressiveof unfold.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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This year, they hedged and met her Israeli husband’s family in Greece to see how the situation in the Middle East was unfolding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
He said some crew members were young sailors on their first voyages who appeared traumatised by what was unfolding.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
Adding to the apprehension was that Tuesday evening the graduation ceremony for Alain LeRoy Locke College Preparatory Academy was unfolding at the same time the board considered its future.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
At the time, this led her to label what was unfolding as the "trial of cowardice".
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026
Mary could remember the days after the assassination when her parents forbade her and her seven siblings from leaving the house because just outside their windows a war was unfolding.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
