unbuckle
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"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
After the interview, Yahritza, Jairo and Mando unbuckle their black carrying cases to reveal their instruments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2022
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
The chief claimed Solis had struck him while he was trying to pull her out of her car and she was trying to unbuckle her seat belt.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 3, 2021
I unbuckle one seat belt and sit up.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
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
Balekin unbuckles his belt and hands it over to the servant.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
“Oh, hurl,” Radar says, but Lacey unbuckles her seat belt and leans forward over the kitchen to whisper something in his ear.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
He unbuckled the straps on his backpack to make it easier to wriggle out, just in case.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 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
Buckle Up: Studies show that unbuckled passengers in the back seat can put the driver at greater risk of injury in a crash.
From The Verge ● Feb. 16, 2022
I unbuckled her shoes, pulled off each one, and rubbed the swelling in both feet.
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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
“They do,” she said, unbuckling her seat belt.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
