uncurl
Example Sentences
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Dole eventually learned that he could grip a pen in his right fingers, a technique he used to mask the fact that he couldn’t uncurl them.
From Washington Post • Jun. 4, 2021
Salgado’s hands began to uncurl and I brought markers and scrapbooks.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2019
They do have different personalities: some don’t want to uncurl, while others are brave and want to explore.
From The Guardian • May 10, 2019
Gradually - and very, very cautiously - one of those balls begins to uncurl, revealing two blackcurrant eyes, a long snout, an even longer tail and a soft pink belly.
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2015
Still, it took some work on my part to uncurl the ball and get to the tasty cooked meat inside.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.