unfurl
verb (used with object)
to spread or shake out from a furled state, as a sail or a flag; unfold.
was unfurling
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past progressiveof unfurl.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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By the end, Kapolczynski said, Boxer was unfurling a 32-foot scroll for the cameras, and Democrats were armed with a to-do list on environmental issues when they retook the Senate in 2008.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2024
As the scandal was unfurling, Berezovsky was wrestling with dark thoughts at his home in London’s commuter belt.
From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2017
Across a small street, an elderly woman was unfurling an American flag in front of a single-wide trailer.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 20, 2016
All extra spice in a narrative that was unfurling exactly as many suspected it always would.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2014
Even as they watched, one of the clippers was unfurling its sails, long rippling canvas streams swishing down into place on fast pulley systems.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
