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unfasten

[uhn-fas-uhn, -fah-suhn] / ʌnˈfæs ən, -ˈfɑ sən /




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For 12 days, we shared every moment and, surrounded by the kind of beauty only a remote bay in the Pacific could afford, I felt something unfasten in my chest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2024

To serve the cheesecake, run a knife around the outer edge to loosen it from the pan, then carefully unfasten the sides of the pan and transfer the cheesecake to a cake plate or stand.

From Fox News ● Dec. 16, 2021

Operators are supposed to unfasten all of the seat belts after each ride so the next load of people can be buckled in.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 25, 2021

Turn off the heat, allow the pressurized steam to escape, then unfasten the lid and check for doneness; you want your beans to be very tender and quite creamy.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 3, 2018

Annabeth and the Ares campers were trying to unfasten her helmet.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan

The bearded guy in front of us unfastens his earflaps and says, chuckling, “Haven’t you guys ever stood in line for beer before?”

From Washington Post ● Sep. 6, 2017

Home for the busy man about Brazil these days is where he unfastens his seat belt.

From Time Magazine Archive

One Atlanta man unfastens his seat belt, and turns off his hearing aid, as soon as he starts his new Impala.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ma comes around to the trunk of the pine tree, unfastens the wire that holds the fencing closed, and lets herself in.

From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

I give it a press and the clasp unfastens.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

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

But the giant birds will be unfastened from the ceiling on Friday to make way for a new mystery exhibit, airport authorities said.

From BBC ● May 5, 2025

Forensic investigations found two broken bolts and another that unfastened while the engine was running.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2022

At the end of the transect, Riis stopped at another parlous roadside spot, unfastened the net and removed the small bag at its tip.

From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2018

Ned went to the window and unfastened the heavy shutters to let in the cool night air.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

Kondo brought garments to life, like kites in the sky with voluminous silhouettes created by fastening and unfastening buttons.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2024

Fastidiously spend a couple of minutes unfastening all the straps before you can sit down?

From The Guardian ● Sep. 19, 2019

Sunday, officers can be seen breaking a front window, unlocking the door and unfastening the driver’s seat belt.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 21, 2017

Could this be the start of a major unfastening of the strictures she lives under?

From New York Times ● May 4, 2016

I set Ma’s sneakers in front of her, and she slips them on without unfastening the Velcro straps.

From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott


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