uncurl in a sentence
Examples
- We take the sponge and the body shampoo, and it takes all my strength to uncurl her fingers and wash her hands.
- Perhaps because she refused to uncurl those tiny legs and hold still, Zoe Caldwell's length at birth was estimated at 6 inches.
- Once the problem is eliminated, usually when panic induces the gardener to find the time to water thoroughly and regularly, the leaves uncurl.
- The towers are surrounded by an " alien species " of fungus, with " a grey stem covered with twining leaves " that uncurl toward approaching visitors.
- Bake for 3 to 5 minutes . ( Plastic will curl as it shrinks but will uncurl and flatten as shrinking is finished . ) Remove from oven and cool.
- The hair straightens slightly, but uncurls and links with nearby hair . " Wavers " as they sometimes call themselves brush their hair daily from anywhere between minutes and several hours.
- However, when just a little water is present, the fern will uncurl and reopen, appearing to " resurrect " and restoring itself to a vivid green color within about 24 hours.
- The researchers noted that the gecko's odd way of walking ( it curls and uncurls its toes ) and the orientation of the setae increase the attachment force, and also make it easier to come unstuck.
- Just up the road, in the theatrically gothic garden of Michael Trapp, I saw a blackish, serrate-leaved angelica whose maroon flowers uncurl themselves from creepy pods right out of " Men in Black ."
- A few species of " Selaginella " are desert plants known as " resurrection plants ", because they curl up in a tight, brown or reddish ball during dry times, and uncurl and turn green in the presence of moisture.