unlatch
Example Sentences
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She wouldn’t unlatch the lock, saying he needed to face them.
From Los Angeles Times
I made myself walk across the grass to the little house and unlatch the door.
From Literature
The cages were padlocked, a measure to keep the birds from figuring out how to unlatch their enclosures and escape.
From Los Angeles Times
During the workweek, regulars slide in to occupy one of 10 seats at the bar at Lynn’s Motel on State Route 115 in Effort almost as soon as the doors unlatch at 4 p.m.
From Seattle Times
I remove my helmet and unlatch myself and hurry to his side, unlatching his helmet too.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.