unmaking

Example Sentences

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“Because it is the unmaking of an agreement, rescission is an extreme remedy and should only be granted by a court of equity when it is ‘clearly warranted,’” the court wrote in the unsigned opinion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

Bess entered the room and immediately started unmaking the bed.

From Washington Post • Jan. 9, 2022

Making and unmaking an anus sounds like such an ordeal, you might imagine comb jellies poop rarely.

From Salon • Nov. 10, 2021

The unmaking of a Beatle: George Harrison’s widow and son on the legacy of ‘All Things Must Pass’

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2021

Anyone with access to a compass and a clove of garlic could perform their own test, which is why the unmaking of the old ‘fact’ was so important.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton