Example Sentences

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By continuing to feed larvae and maintain daily colony functions, the compensators helped the society survive even while leadership battles were unfolding around them.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

Across the country, similar scenes were unfolding within the same 10-minute window.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Mandic said similar scenes were unfolding at almost all EU borders with the Western Balkans.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

Things were unfolding in front of you in a very unique way.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

Those fears were gone; proof and answers were unfolding minute by minute.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor