unknot

Example Sentences

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“This one is for smaller buttons. ... This one helps unknot shoelaces and stuff like that,” she says.

From Washington Post • Jul. 3, 2022

Our feet and spines will unknot, and high heels will fade from consciousness along with foot-binding and rib removal to shrink your waist.

From The New Yorker • May 16, 2016

A tricky unknot described by Morwen Thistlethwaite, created by wikimedia commons user Stannered.

From Scientific American • Jan. 12, 2013

For those who embrace it, the long putter can be a double-edged sword, creating a tangle of emotions that is difficult to unknot.

From New York Times • Nov. 17, 2012

The first has only a rope for a belt and is so thin, he does not have to unknot it to slide off his trousers.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr