unpack

Example Sentences

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"I thought I would find some clue to unpack this. It's a small island, but it swallows you up."

From BBC

If she has a tough situation at work, she says, she will mention it to her husband and unpack it with her best friend.

From The Wall Street Journal

“But there’s so much to unpack in that one line from the Bible,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times

“We won’t unpack them yet. We need to get these big ones opened first so the entrance isn’t blocked.”

From Literature

“You go upstairs. You unpack. You sleep. You wait for your next instructions.”

From Literature