unbraid

Example Sentences

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But the most fruitful aspect of the film may be its themes, which unbraid and retwist the threads and conventions of the damsel-in-distress narrative even as they superficially follow them.

From Washington Post • May 17, 2022

Without trust, without confidences, family members unbraid themselves from each other and drift apart.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2022

These countries are thinking about what will happen in the days after we all survive the novel coronavirus, and acknowledge that it’s a terrible idea to unbraid privacy from healthcare.

From The Verge • Mar. 31, 2020

We unbraid Grace’s hair, which falls down her back in coarse brown ripples, and wind the chains around her head like a crown.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

When the brim was wide enough, Ma cut the braid and sewed the end fast so that it could not unbraid itself.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder