uncoil

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of uncoil Stewart conveys this repression physically, through a defensive crouch that uncoils when under attack. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024 Looking over a wobbly guardrail, Dale Landmann uncoiled a few feet of rope, cautiously lowering a white plastic pipe into the opaque waters of the Calumet River on a recent hot weekday morning. Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2023 This made coiling and uncoiling the hose go a lot smoother. Kate Morgan, Popular Mechanics, 14 Apr. 2023 Italian start-up Kite gen employs the same concept but uses a giant kite rather than a glider to uncoil the tether. Erik Vance, Discover Magazine, 7 Feb. 2011 See all Example Sentences for uncoil 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncoil
Verb
  • However, they are too badly burned—and too fragile—to be unrolled by hand, though many have tried over the past 270 years.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Lenovo Lenovo The keyboard includes a button for making the screen unroll.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 7 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • However, in the months following the expiry of continuous enrollment, KFF surveys revealed that many individuals did not understand the implications of the unwinding process.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
  • Cannabis products can be a wonderful way to unwind, pamper yourself, and experience a deep sense of relaxation.
    Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Hairdresser Jesus Guerrero styled Moore’s long tresses straightened, while makeup artist Rokael Lizama gave her gradient eye shadow, rosy blush and a pink lip.
    Hannah Malach, WWD, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Rather than pausing to fix what had already been done, an attempt was made to straighten the thing out in midair.
    Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • One fall day in 1856, a family of Eastern gray squirrels in rural New York uncurled from a cozy nest in a chestnut tree, looked around, and joined half a billion other squirrels on a multi-state walkabout.
    Christine Peterson, Vox, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Exhale, lower the bridge down, then uncurl the trunk to bring the right hip and shoulder back to the ground.
    Jen Murphy, WSJ, 16 June 2022

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“Uncoil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncoil. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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