unfastened
Example Sentences
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It was a photograph of a young Newsom at some glitzy gala with the top two buttons of his white shirt unfastened.
From Slate • Aug. 26, 2025
An old friend used to call these neither-here-nor-there realms the “zero world” for the way they feel unfastened from reality, parallel to daily life but separate.
From New York Times • May 11, 2024
Very quietly, so as not to wake Abby, she unfastened the zip of the tent.
From BBC • May 18, 2023
His true devotion to the mouse was hidden just underneath: He unfastened the shirt’s top button to reveal a tattoo on his chest of Mickey Mouse flying a biplane.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2022
He unfastened his belt, a Navajo belt, silver-buckled and studded with turquoise beads; he took it off, flexed it, placed it across his knees.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
