unscrewed

Example Sentences

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I wouldn’t have expected to become so interested in screws being unscrewed, tabs unbent, machines reduced to component parts, cleaned and painted, with missing parts newly fabricated.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2024

“This is coming with me,” Mr. O’Neill said as he unscrewed the Aquila’s wooden steering wheel.

From New York Times • May 31, 2023

"The plunger needs to be unscrewed and disassembled to get all the oils and coffee grounds out," he says.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2023

Investigators discovered that a clamp nut threaded into the barrel of the actuator and that connects the top of the assembly to the stabilizer had unscrewed from the barrel.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 27, 2022

We unscrewed the lids of some of the jars, and I dropped in matches, but still nothing happened.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls