unstrap
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Passengers can unstrap from their seats, float around the cabin for a few minutes and take in the sweeping views of Earth, before the space plane glides back home and lands on a runway.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 10, 2023
Batters reach base, unstrap the protective armor guarding their shins and elbows, and hand them to — who else?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2021
The flight reached its apogee at 282,000 feet — 53.41 miles — where the passengers were able to unstrap and experience weightlessness.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 11, 2021
At the narrow sections, rescuers had to unstrap their air tanks in order to squeeze through, while also pulling along their precious cargo.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2018
As he struggled to unstrap himself, the car door flew open and a white blast of sunlight hit him in the face.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
After my ride, I unstrapped the unit thinking it was off, but an active arm snapped back with full force.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
She pulled to the side of the freeway and unstrapped him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2024
He accompanies his master into the room, his vest is unstrapped and he goes free-range, his good vibes available to everyone.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 9, 2016
First, they unstrapped each 300-pound aluminum cage from the wall.
From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2014
Nollie, Betsie, and I unstrapped our beautiful wristwatches.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
As the ambulance was taking Mr. Jaccarino to Beth Israel Medical Center, the police said, he began unstrapping a belt that secured him to a stretcher inside the vehicle.
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2012
Avoid wasting precious time, or even worse, unstrapping your back binding to skate through the flats, by hot waxing your board the night before riding.
From Time Magazine Archive
As Genelle is unstrapping them, she's holding Rosa's hand.
From Time Magazine Archive
But Father was busy unstrapping the carrying basket from the back of his bicycle.
From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry
It’s for my heart, they would say, unstrapping sopped Rolexes from their hairy wrists.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
