unclose

Example Sentences

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Surely in two years he might unclose his lips; for he would work—it would be no wearisome task.

From Mitchelhurst Place, Vol. I (of 2) A Novel by Veley, Margaret

Bad dreams, and sad as bad, harass and perplex her, until she is thankful when her lids unclose and she feels at least she is free of the horrors that threatened her a moment since.

From Faith and Unfaith by Duchess

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 Green, Anna Katharine

Before mine eyes, already dim, Doth heaven unclose the gate; I hear the choiring seraphim Around the throne that wait.

From The Standard Cantatas Their Stories, Their Music, and Their Composers by Upton, George P. (George Putnam)

In season due the sun's course backward throws Dark night; ensue must light; the mountain's Hard rock, at length, its bosom doth unclose, Now grudging earth no more the hidden fountains.

From Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) by Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von