unfurl
Use Unfurl in a sentence
verb (used with object)
1.
to spread or shake out from a furled state, as a sail or a flag; unfold.
verb (used without object)
2.
to become unfurled.
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| —vb | |
| to unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state | |
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Example sentences
We unfurl the flag of a nation which has never wronged any other people, and will submit to wrong from none.
As air is pumped through the veins, the wings unfurl and straighten.
And then rain falls again, and the blooms unfurl wild color and vitality.
Each graduate can properly place an injured worker on a stretcher or expertly unfurl a fire hose.
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