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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

Then she unfastens the tiny clasp in her right ear and surrenders the other pearl.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

Vivian unfastens the silk loops from their hooks at each side of the casing, letting the heavy paisley curtains fall across the glass.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

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

"At first, I thought I was going to die. I managed to open my eyes, unfastened my seat belt and tried to exit the plane."

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2025

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

By magnifying the grooves, engineers confirmed the “backed off” or unfastened nut hadn’t been tightened enough, which led to other parts misaligning, then a loss of lubricating oil.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2022

The robot unfastened her tool belt and draped it over a railing.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown

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

He must have disembarked in Cold Lake, where they had stopped so briefly that Vaughn hadn’t even bothered unfastening her seat belt.

From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2022

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

From The Guardian ● Sep. 19, 2019

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

From New York Times ● May 4, 2016

He sat on the toilet without taking down his pants although he made noises like undoing his belt and unfastening his zipper.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy


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