unhook

Example Sentences

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You have to come to a meeting spot at the border, unhook all your trucks and trailers, bring in another truck to bring it in to the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2024

While trains and trucks also transport EVs, isolating and extinguishing fires is easier as workers can unhook a rail car and a trucker can pull over, said Frazee.

From Reuters • Jul. 27, 2023

When doctors said it was time, they signed the necessary paperwork allowing the staff to unhook him from the machines.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 14, 2019

“She wanted novelty and heat,” Laing writes, “she wanted to unhook herself.”

From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2018

Cal said, “Will you take your books for a minute, Abra? I want to unhook this collar. It’s cutting my head off.”

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck