unbend

How far can I unbend toward a kid who's not mine?

You do things I would never unbend enough to do.

"Do you always carve up people when they unbend and reveal a bit of themselves?"

"You're right about most of the history," she said, letting herself unbend a little.

Maybe we ought to unbend and invite them to lunch or something.

But he was always ready to unbend a little when he met a right guy.

He stared about and seemed to unbend a little.

As he had run out of fingers, he unbent them all and went on.

With the meal we drank some cold white wine, just enough to help us unbend a little.

Now, he thought, unbending it and holding it in his right hand.

You could be fun too, you know, if you'd only unbend a little.

Church doctrine is unbending on that point, regardless of situation."

On the long grade by the golf course, however, she unbent a trifle.

He unbent so far as to help her with a hand under her elbow.

Carefully, he unbent the paper clip and inserted one end into the hole.

"They're moving about, you know," he added, unbending a little.

It was so cold, I could not unbend my fingers for the cramp.

Julius felt able to unbend enough to drink a cup, but could not taste it.

She chatted casually with him across the lab until he unbent a bit.

She could feel the space between the finger joints increasing and her fingers slowly unbending.

Posture speaks volumes here, as both mother and son literally unbend for the first time in the play.

But the union president was unbending on publicly financed vouchers that could be spent at private schools.

It does us all good to unbend sometimes.

She had the body halfway out, but the legs were stiff and wouldn't unbend.

Slowly I unbend her arm, peel off the bandage gently.