unstring

Example Sentences

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That alone would’ve been enough for me to unstring my racquets and call it a career. 

From Newsweek • Jun. 21, 2011

The scene is one to strike dumb with awe, or to unstring the nerves; one might stand in silent astonishment, another would burst into tears.

From Our Italy by Warner, Charles Dudley

And this wave of passion that ran through his veins seemed to unstring his nerves, weaken his purpose, and cast a mist of love over his courage.

From The Strand Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 161, May 1904 by Various

If I had, I might ha' whistled for another, for my father wasn't quite so ready to unstring as some other fathers I know of.

From Silas Marner by Eliot, George

The very monotony of that dull measured walk was enough to unstring the nerves of a child, coming as it did in the middle of the night.

From The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 1, January, 1891 by Wood, Charles W.