unbuckle
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I told them, ‘You need to unbuckle my boot because I’m in so much pain.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026
"I managed to unbuckle myself, used my leg to push through that opening, and crawled out," Vishwashkumar Ramesh told Indian state media DD News.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2025
The door opens and Allan can be seen moving, although it’s unclear whether he’s trying to unbuckle his seatbelt or access the holster.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2023
As the plane ascends to more than 50 miles above the Earth, passengers on board can unbuckle their seatbelts and float about the cabin for a few minutes.
From The Verge ● Feb. 15, 2022
He bent down to unbuckle the saddle from his horse.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
He unbuckles his seat belt and slides out of the car when he says, “A lot of my friends are dying.”
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 30, 2017
For instance, autopilot mode is designed to first issue a series of warnings, and ultimately slow the car to a stop if the driver unbuckles his seat belt or gets out of his seat.
From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2015
Poulin unbuckles this Germanic syntax and pares away words that obscure the image: Our heart survives between hammers, just as the tongue between the teeth is still able to praise.
From Time Magazine Archive
Abby calls shotgun as soon as Bram unbuckles his seat belt.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
He unbuckles his seat belt and moves toward me.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
As they unbuckled, she reached up and pushed the call button.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 9, 2024
In one of his starts, he unbuckled his belt during the inspection to make a mockery of the process.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2023
Alex Ovechkin unbuckled his chin strap and watched from the end of the bench as defenseman Rasmus Sandin went down clutching his left knee against the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 15, 2023
I suspect your neighbors wouldn’t leave their children unbuckled if they knew it was illegal, or if their attention had been drawn to the benefits of buckling.
From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2022
Akira unbuckled Sue’s seat belt, and the two dads pulled Sue out through the door.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
Footage shows passengers on Virgin Galactic's first space tourism flight unbuckling their seatbelts and floating around, experiencing zero-gravity.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2023
After unbuckling their seatbelts and crawling out of the car, Ms. Fields and Mr. Zelada faced their next challenge: calling for help in a remote canyon with no cellphone reception.
From New York Times ● Dec. 16, 2022
These insects can generate exceptionally loud sounds by rapidly buckling and unbuckling drumlike structures on their bodies called tymbals.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 10, 2022
Romo’s incident followed Max Scherzer’s spectacle, finding himself unbuckling his belt in the middle of an inning before an umpire felt the Washington Nationals ace’s sweaty hair for any foreign substances.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 6, 2021
Soon we’re pulling into a parking spot at Brown-Eyed Girls Salon and I’m unbuckling my seat belt.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
