unstrap
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Mookie Betts didn’t have time to toss his bat, unstrap his shin guard or take even a half-step toward first base.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2023
Competitors are not allowed to unstrap their helmets before their bike is racked.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 29, 2022
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
The guard had paused to unstrap a long military cape fastened to the shoulder of her uniform.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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
Kaplan sometimes unstrapped his guitar, flailed it toward the ground, enacting a release but not fully letting go.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 24, 2014
I strapped and unstrapped Lily in and out of car seats.
From Slate ● Jun. 12, 2014
There was no hint of hesitation on Dr. Begbie’s face as she unstrapped my wrists and ankles.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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
As Genelle is unstrapping them, she's holding Rosa's hand.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
It’s for my heart, they would say, unstrapping sopped Rolexes from their hairy wrists.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
I had been in the process of unstrapping the protective plate.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
