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unstrap

[uhn-strap] / ʌnˈstræp /




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On First Light, however, Ms. Brauer has to unstrap, shove across and resecure heavy packages before she can risk the same exercise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Passengers can unstrap from their seats, float around the cabin for a few minutes and take in the sweeping views of Earth, before the space plane glides back home and lands on a runway.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 10, 2023

Batters reach base, unstrap the protective armor guarding their shins and elbows, and hand them to — who else?

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2021

The flight reached its apogee at 282,000 feet — 53.41 miles — where the passengers were able to unstrap and experience weightlessness.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 11, 2021

As he struggled to unstrap himself, the car door flew open and a white blast of sunlight hit him in the face.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

After my ride, I unstrapped the unit thinking it was off, but an active arm snapped back with full force.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

“When Tiger was 10 months old, I unstrapped him out of his high chair and he walked over and hit the ball,” Earl recalled on an HBO documentary about his son.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026

With the help of his father, also named Alfredo, he unstrapped the tractor from a trailer behind his pickup.

From New York Times ● Nov. 8, 2022

McMorris unstrapped his board and chucked it through the air.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 7, 2022

There was no hint of hesitation on Dr. Begbie’s face as she unstrapped my wrists and ankles.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken

As the ambulance was taking Mr. Jaccarino to Beth Israel Medical Center, the police said, he began unstrapping a belt that secured him to a stretcher inside the vehicle.

From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2012

Avoid wasting precious time, or even worse, unstrapping your back binding to skate through the flats, by hot waxing your board the night before riding.

From Time Magazine Archive

As Genelle is unstrapping them, she's holding Rosa's hand.

From Time Magazine Archive

I had been in the process of unstrapping the protective plate.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood

Holly hooked the wings over a low branch, unstrapping the helmet to give her ears some air.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer




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