unhinge

Example Sentences

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The troubles at Credit Suisse threatened to unhinge Switzerland’s position as a leading financial market, and the takeover left the country with only one internationally important bank: UBS.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 2024

Snakes can’t really unhinge their jaws, but for some, that doesn’t get in the way of swallowing absurdly large prey.

From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2023

Once I put it together, I assessed the four-pattied beast, fearing I would have to unhinge a jaw to consume it.

From Washington Post • Feb. 8, 2022

To maximize loft, unhinge your wrists aggressively at the bottom of the swing.

From Golf Digest • Mar. 17, 2017

She had plenty of other worries to unhinge her.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood