unspooled; unspooling; unspools
1
: to unwind from a spool
unspool the cable
2
: to execute or present artfully or gracefully
unspooled a jump shot
unspooling an intricate tale
: to be presented or revealed on or as if on a movie screen
Examples of unspool in a Sentence
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But the melodrama is perhaps the point—grief, Rooney recognizes, rarely unspools at anything like a measured pace or intensity.
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Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2024
Filomena, a local woman hired as the groundskeeper, becomes a sympathetic listener as Alma’s characters unspool their secret tales.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 15 Sep. 2024
Presented by hip distributor NEON and programmed and produced in partnership with the American Cinematheque, the Beyond Fest line-up will unspool at the Egyptian Theatre, Aero Theatre, Los Feliz 3, and Vista Theatre running Sept. 25 through Oct. 9.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Sep. 2024
Pic will unspool in over 20 major U.S. markets, including Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, and Dallas, on November 8.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2024
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Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2024
Filomena, a local woman hired as the groundskeeper, becomes a sympathetic listener as Alma’s characters unspool their secret tales.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 15 Sep. 2024
Presented by hip distributor NEON and programmed and produced in partnership with the American Cinematheque, the Beyond Fest line-up will unspool at the Egyptian Theatre, Aero Theatre, Los Feliz 3, and Vista Theatre running Sept. 25 through Oct. 9.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Sep. 2024
Pic will unspool in over 20 major U.S. markets, including Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, and Dallas, on November 8.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Unspool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unspool. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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