unbolt
Example Sentences
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Last April, as part of the city’s reconstruction of Victor Steinbrueck Park, the poles were unbolted from their plinths and delivered to Discovery Park, where they have rested side by side, unprotected from the elements.
From Seattle Times
I unbolted doors, installed floating shelves and glued patches of octopus wallpaper for subtle humor.
From New York Times
Arrays of Russian sensors to sniff, scour and study the planet’s environment may have to be unbolted and replaced and a non-Russian launcher rocket found if the suspension of their collaboration becomes a lasting rupture.
From Seattle Times
The coaches who had the keys had already left for the game, and nobody else could unbolt the door.
From Los Angeles Times
They unbolt the hinges on the back of trailers so people can enter, and then reattach them so that drivers are unaware of the load they are carrying.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
