unfasten
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For 12 days, we shared every moment and, surrounded by the kind of beauty only a remote bay in the Pacific could afford, I felt something unfasten in my chest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2024
To serve the cheesecake, run a knife around the outer edge to loosen it from the pan, then carefully unfasten the sides of the pan and transfer the cheesecake to a cake plate or stand.
From Fox News ● Dec. 16, 2021
Operators are supposed to unfasten all of the seat belts after each ride so the next load of people can be buckled in.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 25, 2021
Turn off the heat, allow the pressurized steam to escape, then unfasten the lid and check for doneness; you want your beans to be very tender and quite creamy.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 3, 2018
Annabeth and the Ares campers were trying to unfasten her helmet.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
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The bearded guy in front of us unfastens his earflaps and says, chuckling, “Haven’t you guys ever stood in line for beer before?”
From Washington Post ● Sep. 6, 2017
One Atlanta man unfastens his seat belt, and turns off his hearing aid, as soon as he starts his new Impala.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Home for the busy man about Brazil these days is where he unfastens his seat belt.
From Time Magazine Archive
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I give it a press and the clasp unfastens.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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Then she unfastens the tiny clasp in her right ear and surrenders the other pearl.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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It was a photograph of a young Newsom at some glitzy gala with the top two buttons of his white shirt unfastened.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2025
"At first, I thought I was going to die. I managed to open my eyes, unfastened my seat belt and tried to exit the plane."
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2025
His true devotion to the mouse was hidden just underneath: He unfastened the shirt’s top button to reveal a tattoo on his chest of Mickey Mouse flying a biplane.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2022
Forensic investigations found two broken bolts and another that unfastened while the engine was running.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2022
He moved some of these into his purse, then unfastened his pants, produced another bundle of coins from underneath several layers of clothes, and moved some of that money into his purse as well.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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Kondo brought garments to life, like kites in the sky with voluminous silhouettes created by fastening and unfastening buttons.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2024
Fastidiously spend a couple of minutes unfastening all the straps before you can sit down?
From The Guardian ● Sep. 19, 2019
“Help me! I am here,” Mr. Capello replied, unfastening his seatbelt, and climbing over the seats, through the smashed rear window.
From New York Times ● Sep. 6, 2018
Sunday, officers can be seen breaking a front window, unlocking the door and unfastening the driver’s seat belt.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 21, 2017
Come on, come on, she thought, unfastening her belt to slip the knot free.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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