unpack

Example Sentences

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"I thought I would find some clue to unpack this. It's a small island, but it swallows you up."

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

If she has a tough situation at work, she says, she will mention it to her husband and unpack it with her best friend.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

“But there’s so much to unpack in that one line from the Bible,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck, unpack the changes in Japan’s economy and why they have such a big worldwide impact.

From Slate • Jan. 31, 2026

Scoob hadn’t been able to bring himself to unpack the bag, so he hid it.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone