How do you use Unfurl in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like unroll, plus the exact meaning.
Unfurl meaning
- To unroll or release something that had been rolled up, typically a sail or a flag.
- To roll out or debut anything.
- To open up by unrolling.
Synonyms of Unfurl
Using Unfurl
- The main meaning on this page is: To unroll or release something that had been rolled up, typically a sail or a flag. | To roll out or debut anything. | To open up by unrolling.
- Useful related words include: unroll, change surface, roll up.
- In the example corpus, unfurl often appears in combinations such as: to unfurl, unfurl the, will unfurl.
Context around Unfurl
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 10 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Unfurl
- In this selection, "unfurl" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, members, answers, parachutes, jungly, itself and stabilizing stand out and add context to how "unfurl" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as they unfurl their blistering and before they unfurl the flag. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "unfurl" sits close to words such as abdulkadir, abed and abhay, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with unfurl
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Crowds gather, banners unfurl, defiance is chanted. (7 words)
All of his answers unfurl in this manner. (8 words)
As the athletes sail, a show will unfurl around them. (10 words)
After reentry, jettison mechanisms will generate enough thrust to push the cover away from the spacecraft and allow the three main parachutes to unfurl, stabilizing and slowing the capsule to 20 mph or less for a safe splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. (42 words)
As protesters arrived at Town Hall earlier in the evening, a man clutching an Israeli flag was dragged away by three police officers for 'disrupting the peace' - before he even had a chance to unfurl it. (36 words)
The integrated handle means you can easily tote the whole thing around if you're on the move, then unfurl the AC cord when you're in a safe place to charge the packs up again. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Acheampong listened to him unfurl his story about Nkrumah’s millions, wondering whether he was listening to a fantasist or a con man.
As protesters arrived at Town Hall earlier in the evening, a man clutching an Israeli flag was dragged away by three police officers for 'disrupting the peace' - before he even had a chance to unfurl it.
On Veterans Day, a group of 26 UW–Madison student veterans and military members unfurl a large American flag on the field at Camp Randall Stadium before the start of the football game.
The Minister also inspected the arrangements at District Armed Reserve police ground where he would unfurl the national flag and participate in Kalyana Karnataka Utsav celebrations.
Van Gogh has his own immersive extravaganza in stables off Spitalfields Market in east London, with starry galaxies whirling around the rooms and overgrown sunflowers that unfurl jungly tendrils.
All of his answers unfurl in this manner.
As the athletes sail, a show will unfurl around them.
In a flurry, the parachutes unfurl and they float to the ground.
Not the whole loan plus interest – that’s going to take five seasons to slowly unfurl itself – but enough that the initially intriguing story lunges into something more compelling.
So they covered up the Ripper's crimes and created a mystery it would take more than a century to unfurl.
The Dark Blues boss says they’ll pay their respects to ’s side for winning the Championship before they unfurl the flag.
The integrated handle means you can easily tote the whole thing around if you're on the move, then unfurl the AC cord when you're in a safe place to charge the packs up again.
The particles that unfurl from the collisions are what they study, revealing not only the most fundamental building blocks of matter but also the interactions that govern them.
The punk outfit are joined by Aziya and Duvet as they unfurl their blistering riffs in the centre of Manchester.
After reentry, jettison mechanisms will generate enough thrust to push the cover away from the spacecraft and allow the three main parachutes to unfurl, stabilizing and slowing the capsule to 20 mph or less for a safe splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.
A rich film with the confidence to take its time, allowing its characters to unfurl and its themes to grow and develop, is a quietly remarkable comedy-drama about family, marriage and getting older.
Crowds gather, banners unfurl, defiance is chanted.
The hard-nosed cop on the case, played by Ben Mendelsohn, is mourning his own child’s recent death, and his confidence that he understands the world is further shaken as the strange events unfurl.
When it is time to unfurl the flag, a three-man team will pull the release rope when the aircraft picks the flag up so that it can catch the wind.
David Bowie gave us his last gift, as did (though his catalog continues to unfurl).
Common combinations with unfurl
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: