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

Can you please unpack the really freighted language in the birthright citizenship clause that is “subject to the jurisdiction thereof.”

From Slate • Mar. 16, 2026

Actors are always trying to research and unearth and unpack to get to that state, but we could walk on set and already have that.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

Hissey says the bottom line looks softer, “but requires a closer look to unpack the influence of one-off items.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

I sluice off in my bath and then, alone in my room, unpack my schoolbag.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black