unravel
verb (used with object)
to separate or disentangle the threads of (a woven or knitted fabric, a rope, etc.).
will unravel
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future tenseof unravel.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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The Penningtons are a married pair of professors whose lives will unravel after Dava’s diagnosis with cognitive decline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
“At this point, nobody knows how the conflict will unravel and what its long-term economic implications will be,” Glapinski said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
For many of us, those commitments will unravel before summer.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 3, 2024
Perhaps future research will unravel the mysteries of why these ancestors died out while our species flourished.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 3, 2022
Eventually, Pasteur will unravel the three great biological mysteries of his time—fermentation, decay, and infection.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
