unraveled

Example Sentences

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The attack quickly unraveled when Mangubat revealed she was engaged and actively planning her wedding.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

Zscaler has been tapped as a favorite cybersecurity stock by some analysts, but investor optimism seems to have unraveled Wednesday after the company’s outlook for revenue in the current quarter fell short of expectations.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

Female wasps began aggressively competing for dominance, and the colony's normal social structure quickly unraveled.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

It began as gossip, and long-lens photographs of unknown provenance, and it has since unraveled into another textbook case of bungled crisis management.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

On Europe’s many silk farms, silkworms were raised for their cocoons, which were unraveled onto spools.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman