uncoil
Example Sentences
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Once uncoiled by the threat of blackmail and later, the admonishments of her husband, Torvald, her intelligence bursts forth with intoxicating and indomitable force.
From New York Times
He published photographs of security officers uncoiling barbed wire next to a wall that appeared more than two metres high.
From Reuters
On Tuesday night, the Washington men’s basketball team uncoiled a revamped roster featuring four new starters that swarmed, smothered and harassed Division II Alaska Fairbanks during a 95-64 exhibition win at Alaska Airlines Arena.
From Seattle Times
But Mills can tell when Junie is over it herself: Her tongue uncoils further out the crook of her mouth, dashes turn into trots, trots turn into steps, steps turn to sit.
From Washington Post
A final curl of smoke uncoils in the wind.
From Seattle Times
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