unclose
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The fingers of Sergius closed over the china figure, and did not unclose.
From Bye-Ways by Robert Smythe Hichens
I will not attempt to describe the feelings with which the husband beheld the eyelids of his wife unclose, and the rose-tints return to the pallid cheeks.
From The Doctor in History, Literature, Folk-Lore, Etc. by Various
When he did unclose his eyes, to blink for a moment, he saw that the stars were still vivid in the blue-black sky overhead.
From The Pike's Peak Rush Terry in the New Gold Fields by Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand) Sabin
Yet wherefore did he not venture to unclose his eyes within the temple of the Most High?
From Auriol or, The Elixir of Life by W. Harrison Ainsworth
As she had fainted in falling she had not suffered much, and soon we had the supreme delight of seeing her eyes unclose.
From Lost Man's Lane A Second Episode in the Life of Amelia Butterworth by Anna Katharine Green
The gap in attainment between pupils from more and less affluent backgrounds also remains stubbornly unclosed, almost a decade on from it being made the government's "number one priority".
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2025
There’s a heart, too, and a jaw, and a semi-skeleton infant with an unclosed fontanel.
From New York Times ● Oct. 8, 2021
Oscar De La Hoya began by speaking in metaphors, describing a series of unclosed doors and visits to hell.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2021
In many of the unclosed cases, the investigations are in their early stages.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 29, 2018
Mr. Mason shortly unclosed his eyes; he groaned.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
When you sing, your entire vocal cord vibrates, with the elastic, fatty tissue of the vocal folds closing and unclosing with each vibration, which produce a sustained note.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 1, 2011
Sprowl's hands, hanging at his sides, began nervously closing and unclosing: "Is that all, Ledwith?"
From The Streets of Ascalon Episodes in the Unfinished Career of Richard Quarren, Esqre. by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
"I will wait a little longer!" she said, unclosing her eyes, and rising and going to the lattice.
From Captain Kyd (Vol 1 of 2) or, The Wizard of the Sea by Jonathon Holt Ingraham
Garda explained that he was disporting himself with the roses—he was very fond of roses, he was often observed gazing with fixed interest at unclosing buds.
From East Angels by Constance Fenimore Woolson
"Come and see," said Tituba, crossing a little span of open garret, and unclosing a door which led to the opposite gable.
From Silent Struggles by Ann S. (Ann Sophia) Stephens
