unreel
Example Sentences
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“I began living the movie as it unreeled.”
From New York Times
From her base in Chicago, she unreeled an array of stories about the triumphs and tragedies of people both ordinary and extraordinary.
From Washington Times
This time, the action unreels not in an East German dacha but in a London hospital.
From New York Times
A moment of silence unreeled as they contemplated their situation.
From Literature
In the meantime, researchers hope their work will help us unreel one of the toughest materials of the natural world.
From Science Magazine
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