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uncork

[uhn-kawrk] / ʌnˈkɔrk /




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Borel says when he gets them back, he hopes to uncork the two and enjoy a glass with his staff.

From The Wall Street Journal May 31, 2026

Expanding Medicaid would uncork a spigot of about $1.35 billion a year in federal funds to hospitals and health care providers, according to a 2021 report by the office of the state economist.

From New York Times Mar. 28, 2023

The freshman QB will be eager to uncork some long throws and undoubtedly will be looking to connect with Worthy for highlight-reel touchdowns.

From Seattle Times Sep. 1, 2022

I didn’t mean to uncork and dump on him; I was upset and it just kinda happened.

From Washington Post Apr. 24, 2022

But often he would uncork the bottle of Agua Florida and touch the stopper to the lobes of his ears or to his wrists.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

The composer struts in during a rehearsal, uncorks an embarrassingly stagey speech about his life and views, and forbids Guthrie from putting his modern spin on the oratorio.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 24, 2025

Picking it up from the diagram, where the unsuspecting Bauer as Black has just played 13…a7-a6, White uncorks 14.

From Washington Times Dec. 26, 2023

There are heavy doses of Kevin Durant in how Wembanyama sets up and uncorks his pure jump shots, but he’s far taller and far longer than the Brooklyn Nets superstar.

From Washington Post Oct. 5, 2022

The Djinn, eager to be freed from the glass prison from which Alitha uncorks him, begs her to make three wishes, but the skeptical Alithea isn’t just careful what she wishes for.

From Los Angeles Times May 22, 2022

Alan sets down a garbage bag full of Amber and Clover’s old baby clothes, uncorks a bottle of cold champagne.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

While still on the move, he then uncorked a heave that hit fellow rookie Isaiah Bond in stride for a 52-yard gain.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 24, 2025

Andy Pages froze on a 100.8 mph fastball, one of 21 triple-digit pitches Misiorowski uncorked from his wiry 6-foot-7, 197-pound frame.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2025

They claim to share a sisterhood but whose dissimilar economic and social statuses rocket to the surface like freshly uncorked champagne bubbles.

From Salon Feb. 16, 2025

The idea is simple: As the weight on the volcanoes is lifted, the gases trapped in magma are released like the fizz in an uncorked bottle of champagne, driving eruptions.

From Science Magazine Dec. 2, 2024

As she whirled to look at him, he uncorked the top of the milk bottle.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

By the end, he was holding his head high at Liu’s gold medal romp, and uncorking his back flip in the Games-ending gala.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 23, 2026

He’s also been wilding out on Truth Social, uncorking a series of posts that are unhinged, even for him.

From Salon Jun. 25, 2025

Corkage fees are to recoup the costs of serving the alcohol - the time spent uncorking the wine, pouring it and washing up afterwards, and sometimes bringing the wine to the right temperature as well.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2024

Then again, at this point in 2023, much of the talk surrounding the Chargers was how Herbert was going to be uncorking bombs all over the place under then-offensive coordinator Kellen Moore.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2024

Ugwu went into the living room and his hands worked mechanically, serving kola nuts and alligator pepper, uncorking bottles, shoveling ice, laying out steaming bowls of pepper soup.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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